The Fat-Free Truth: 239 Real Answers to the Fitness and Weight-Loss Questions You Wonder about Most

by Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg

Book Overview

Atkins works! Eat grapefruit--shed weight! Pilates gives you "long, lean muscles--no bulk!" Each day we are bombarded with conflicting fitness information, promises, and advice--from the Internet, magazines, books, TV, advertising, experts, trainers, coaches, friends. But how do you know whom you can trust?

In The Fat-Free Truth, Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg cut through the noise, synthesize the literature, and get to the truth by providing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618310738
• ISBN13: 9780618310739
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

The Fat-Free Truth

I enjoyed this book greatly. It has a variety (135) different questions with short and to-the-point answers. I was rather impressed. I would feel better if one of the authors was an M.D. or a R.D., however the answers are still accurate. A really good read!

cuts through all the BS

i have high praise for this book, and was impressed by its research, distillation of the facts, easy to read format, and simplicity. the way that every question had a short answer and then a visual break before launching into the science/reporting behind it makes it inexcusable for anyone to not digest or understand what is presented, b/c it was so easy to read, clear, & to the point. this book is a treasure for everyone to find, as it eliminates the confusion and restores reality to the hype that so readily bloats weight-loss merchandise & the entire industry. i am constantly finding myself annoyed by the proliferation of blatantly false and/or trendy movements/fads/ads/equipment that only makes one company/celebrity spokesmouth rich, and multitudes of consumers feeling cheated, fat, or disappointed. why it did not get 5 stars despite its excellent value is in the americans-only slant to the advice. when a book is printed in english and marketed in north america, it is shortsighted to address its contents and additional resources to only the south half of north american, IMHO. the regional/lifestyle differences between canada & the US can't be so disparate as to limit info to the american organisations cited in the book. also, the metric system is officially used worldwide except in 4 countries (i think). such an inclusion would have been ideal in getting a valuable message to reach more people.

great info in a useful format

At first I wanted to see a review before I bought this book. Then I decided I was really curious about the information and since the book was published this year I wanted to see the most current information on fitness topics. I have been using the workout log by one of the authors for two years so I decided to go ahead and buy it. I'm glad I did, the book is full of good information in an easy to read format. I think it's like fitness 201 - it's more than just the basics but it's not over the top and I like that they include information in case you want to find out more about a particular topic.

Practical no-nonsense advice

No matter whether you're struggling with your weight or just trying to improve your fitness level. This book is for you. Informative, no-nonsense, practical advice from these two highly qualified fitness experts guides you out of the ever so confusing maze of weight-loss and fitness.