Reclaim your Body Reclaim your Life

by Dale Atrens

ISBN 1 875989 86 2

$19.95

Publication date: June 2001

Does dieting work?
Is sustainable weight loss possible?

Did you know that –

* two apples will have different calorie content depending on their freshness and type?
* the first diet pill was an insecticide?
* soy consumption has been shown to cause brain shrinkage?
* dieting reduces brain serotonin and causes depression?
* in 14 of 17 follow-up studies, people who had lost weight died sooner?
* women who use phenylpropanolamine for weight loss have a sixteen-fold increased risk of stroke?
* the exercise equivalent of one kg of fat is climbing the Eiffel Tower 20 times?

Dr Dale Atrens has researched the information and research of the last century on which our understanding of health and weight rests. He explains the science behind them and in the process explodes the myths that have controlled our thinking on weight and diet. Dr Atrens also outlines the revolution that is currently the transforming the science of dieting, and shows that it the only way to lose weight is to reject moralistic notions of diet, exercise and health, to eat well, and to have fun. Dr Atrens has also written the Power of Pleasure.