Journalist And Editor Harriet Brown Speaks About Her New Book, Body Of Truth

By Joseph Cooper,

Published April 1, 2015 at 12:43 PM EDT

4/01/15 - Syracuse University journalist and editor Harriet Brown speaks about her new book, BODY OF TRUTH. After studying the science, history, and culture of diet and health, she came to the conclusion that our obsession with weight and weight loss is unneeded, and that the relationship between weight and health isn’t simple, or straightforward.

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