Download or read book The Woman Doctor's Diet for Women written by Barbara Edelstein and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1987-03-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You can be a successful dieter at any stage in your life!" Only a woman doctor with years of success counseling overweight women could make this extraordinary guarantee. Barbara Edelstein, M.D., with feminine sympathy and understanding, explains: * Why women have more trouble losing weight than men * How hormonal and muscular makeup affect weight * How changing body chemistry and emotional attitudes can help you get slim * How diet dodgers can become weight-loss winners * How diet can improve hair, skin, and sexual performance