Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets - Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History

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.