Tag — You-on-a-Diet

Physicians Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, frequent guests on the Oprah Show, have teamed up in their newest book,”You on a Diet.” It’s called the “Owner’s manual for waist management,” for a reason. The good doctors want you to focus on your waist size instead of your weight, since your waist size is a stronger predictor for developing health problems associated with being overweight. The book is mainly an adapted biology course on the science behind being overweight, accompanied by comic book style diagrams and cutesy figurines. The “look and feel” of this book reminded me of a cross between a comic book and “Dieting for Dummies.” [Read more →]