tú, a dieta

July 1, 2009
Tu a dieta. El manual de instrucciones para reducir tu cintura. (You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management) Roizen, Michael F., M.D. & Mehmet Oz, M.D.tr. by Martha Baranda Torres. U.S.: Vintage Espanol: Random House. 2009. 371p. ISBN 978-0-307-47458-2. pap. $19.95. HEALTH The team behind YOU: The Owner's Manual applies its signature wit and wisdom to food metabolism and nutrition. According to Roizen and Oz, waist measurement, not weight, is the most important factor in mortality related to obesity, and understanding the relationship between chemicals and hormones influencing hunger and those signaling satiety is the key to ending yo-yo dieting. Most diets fail, Roizen and Oz conclude, because body chemistry overrules the best plans and intentions. To restore the body's natural ability to balance hunger and satiety and offset the effects of stress on food choices, they list foods and supplements that fight fat, decrease appetite and combat inflammation that causes disease. Roizen and Oz pack in a lot of material-quizzes, "factoids" and "myth busters" along with diet and exercise plans, recipes and a two-week "rebooting" program-in bite-sized portions, giving readers a chance to absorb and apply what they learn. For those considering medical intervention, they discuss current options for drugs and surgery. [Recommended for general collections and bookstores.-Ed.] [PW 8/7/06; starred]

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