Anxious Eaters Why We Fall for Fad Diets |
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| Author:
| Chrzan, Janet
Cargill, Kima |
| Series title: | Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-19244-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2022 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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Anxious Eaters shows that fad diets are popular because they fulfill crucial social and psychological needs--which is also why they tend to fail. Janet Chrzan and Kima Cargill bring together anthropology, psychology, and nutrition to explore what these programs promise yet rarely fulfill for dieters.
Anxious Eaters shows that fad diets are popular because they fulfill crucial social and psychological needs--which is also why they tend to fail. Janet Chrzan and Kima Cargill bring together anthropology, psychology, and nutrition to explore what these programs promise yet rarely fulfill for dieters.