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Lara MFrench Women Don’t Get Fat
January 4th 2007 00:07
Mireille Guiliano’s sensational book took the world by storm, with a million copies printed within the first six months of release. There are now several spin offs and imitations as testimony to its success. The follow up book is called French Women For All Seasons.
I have to admit that when I first picked up French Women Don’t Get Fat I was a little sceptical. I didn’t believe the hype and I am always suspicious of fad diets. However, as I began to read I was pleasantly surprised. I believe that the most appealing thing about the book is the personal and honest style it is written in. Mireille Guiliano speaks directly to so many women, using anecdotes from her past and knowledge and experience from her present to show not only weight loss tips but an insight into the emotional way our food and weight can affect us. And all this is written in a relaxed and entertaining narrative style. There are also other practical bits and pieces including healthy recipes and sound nutritional information.
But by far the most remarkable aspect of this book which probably directly contributed to its success is the unique approach Mireille Guiliano adopts towards food. ‘The French Paradox’ is a term used to describe the apparent health of the French people, despite their active indulgence in supposedly sinful food and drink such as wine, cheese and chocolate. In particular Mireille Guiliano explores the culture of eating and how we can manipulate our eating habits for a healthier outcome by actually enjoying our food more.
This is very much a ‘less is more’ kind of solution which is insightful and appealing. French Women Don’t Get Fat reaffirms the cultural role of food as pleasure as well as sustenance in a convincing way. I’m glad that this book which has become so popular so quickly is actually a common sense guide to dieting. Thank you Mireille Guiliano!
You can buy the book or find out more at Mireille Guiliano’s official website:
http://www.mireilleguiliano.com
And just to prove what a good sport she is there are even several great recipes available free on the site.
It is believed that the use of low-resolution images and text extracts in this context
• to illustrate the book in question,
• with the owners’ names either visible on the image itself or written in the image description below,
on the www.foodherald.com hosted on a server in Australia by www.orble.com , qualifies as fair use under Australian copyright law.
I have to admit that when I first picked up French Women Don’t Get Fat I was a little sceptical. I didn’t believe the hype and I am always suspicious of fad diets. However, as I began to read I was pleasantly surprised. I believe that the most appealing thing about the book is the personal and honest style it is written in. Mireille Guiliano speaks directly to so many women, using anecdotes from her past and knowledge and experience from her present to show not only weight loss tips but an insight into the emotional way our food and weight can affect us. And all this is written in a relaxed and entertaining narrative style. There are also other practical bits and pieces including healthy recipes and sound nutritional information.
http://www.mireilleguiliano.com
But by far the most remarkable aspect of this book which probably directly contributed to its success is the unique approach Mireille Guiliano adopts towards food. ‘The French Paradox’ is a term used to describe the apparent health of the French people, despite their active indulgence in supposedly sinful food and drink such as wine, cheese and chocolate. In particular Mireille Guiliano explores the culture of eating and how we can manipulate our eating habits for a healthier outcome by actually enjoying our food more.
This is very much a ‘less is more’ kind of solution which is insightful and appealing. French Women Don’t Get Fat reaffirms the cultural role of food as pleasure as well as sustenance in a convincing way. I’m glad that this book which has become so popular so quickly is actually a common sense guide to dieting. Thank you Mireille Guiliano!
You can buy the book or find out more at Mireille Guiliano’s official website:
http://www.mireilleguiliano.com
And just to prove what a good sport she is there are even several great recipes available free on the site.
It is believed that the use of low-resolution images and text extracts in this context
• to illustrate the book in question,
• with the owners’ names either visible on the image itself or written in the image description below,
on the www.foodherald.com hosted on a server in Australia by www.orble.com , qualifies as fair use under Australian copyright law.
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