Food and You [Paperback]

S. Fourcroy Faelten (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1998

Why do so many women gain weight in the winter? Which tea can help keep skin younger-looking? Why do women crave chocolate? This comprehensive volume is based on the latest findings and interviews with leading experts in weight control and nutrition--providing both a handy factual reference and a helpful exploration of the mysterious connections between food and our appetites, our hormones, our weight, our emotions, and our overall health.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Journalistic in tone, this review of women's relationships to food is aimed at women for whom eating is fraught with anxiety, although many of its topics-dieting, body image, self-esteem, eating disorders, midlife weight gain, breast cancer, cholesterol, heart disease, metabolism, PMS-are common topics of women's magazines and daily papers. The book is organized into five main areas: Food and Your Emotions; Food and Your Health; Food and Your Female Body; Food and Your Weight; and Food and Your Mealtime Strategy (covering shopping, cooking, dining out, snacking and traveling). Having queried hundreds of women about their eating patterns and the meaning of food in their lives, the editors weave some of the stories into the text but rely more on experts, who are heavily quoted: how often to weigh yourself, what to do to stop yourself from bingeing, why cellulite is difficult to get rid of. How-to's and Why's are mixed in to the text, as are health tips and the occasional quiz. While offering little that is not available elsewhere, the book gathers a great deal of information into one easily consulted source.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Everything about women and food is indeed covered in this Prevention magazine inspired book. Name any emotional or physical angle on the dual subject, from anorexia to varicose veins, and chances are that the editors have interviewed medical experts, surveyed a national sample of women, included self-administering quizzes, and summarized the issue and its solutions in a scant few pages. The advice is good, commonsensical, and completely tolerant of human foibles. Little is left out in the areas of female weight, diet, and diseases; this compendium will be a much-requested reference, particularly for maturing baby boomers. Barbara Jacobs --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 538 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425163237
• ISBN-13: 978-0425163238
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,747,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for every woman!, November 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Food and You: Everything a Woman Needs to Know About Loving Food--For Better Health, for a Beautiful Body and for Emotional Satisfaction (Hardcover)

I was so excited to find this book in the "bargain" bin. I have read it two times, but as a poor college student didn't have the money to order it before.

This book gives a great overview of everything a woman needs to know - nutrition, health (including various disease information), fitness and more! It's a great quick reference book and is very easy to read and get the basics about so many important issues. It even includes a plan to get you going to losing weight and becoming more healthy! I have had problems with food in my life and this book always inspires me to achieve my goals. I can't wait to get it and be able to pick it up each time I'm having a weak moment.