Smart People Don't Diet: How Psychology, Common Sense, and the Latest Science Can Help You Lose Weight Permanently

by Charlotte N. Markey

Being on a diet is a miserable experience for most people, and it rarely leads to the desired goal of shedding fat. In fact, studies show that dieters often gain weight rather than lose it, because the intensity, restrictions, and short duration of most diets means they are ill-equipped to produce long-term effects.

In Smart People Don’t Diet , Dr Charlotte N. Markey presents a refreshingly different perspective, addressing the underlying causes of weight gain and offering proven strategies for lasting weight management. This book will show you how to eat well, lose weight, and keep it off – without dieting. The gimmicks don’t work, but Dr Markey’s reasonable, accessible advice will help you get – and stay – healthy.

Charlotte N. Markey, PhD is professor of psychology and chair of the psychology department at Rutgers University Camden. She has been featured in the New York Times , the Economist, Time, Health Psychology , the Washington Post, Science Daily, NBC News and Psychology Today . She currently directs the Healthy Development Lab at Rutgers University.

276 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 25, 2014

Reviews

[Aussie Leb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book. Makes you realise that you can still enjoy the foods you love but in moderation and this is a life long lifestyle change