With wit and wisdom, this book explores the attitudes of reverence and respect for food and dining in France-where the average citizen is slimmer and the average life expectancy is longer than in the United States. What does the land of croissants and creamy sauces know that calorie-obsessed Americans don't?

Exposing the shortcomings of quick-fix fad diets, The French Twist encourages you to examine your unique connections to food, abandon your fears about eating, and reject common myths about weight loss. Among the secrets the book reveals are the importance of eating authentic and high-quality food, and the role of pleasure and balance in proper nutrition and successful weight management. The French approach is validated by up-to-date science on metabolism as it relates to the psychology of eating-and offers a delightful new way to live.

Auteur

CarolCottrill is a nutritional consultant with a taste for all things French andauthor of the book, The French Twist: Twelve Secrets of Decadent Dining andNatural Weight Management. In addition to being a regular guest on FOX 35 Newsand The Daily Buzz, she has contributed her expertise to CNN, Shape Magazine,Working Mother Magazine, sheknows.com and numerous others. Carol guides viewersand readers away from deprivation diets and instead encourages each individualto follow an authentic eating plan based on enjoyment, relaxation, balance andinner cues. She practices nutrition in New York City and lives in Rowayton, CT,with her husband, John, and two very spoiled dogs.

Résumé
Lessons from the country that knows how to savor delicious food—and still stay slim and healthy.   With wit and wisdom, this book explores the attitudes of reverence and respect for food and dining in France—where the average citizen is slimmer and the average life expectancy is longer than in the United States. What does the land of croissants and creamy sauces know that calorie-obsessed Americans don’t?   Exposing the shortcomings of quick-fix fad diets, The French Twist encourages you to examine your unique connections to food, abandon your fears about eating, and reject common myths about weight loss. Among the secrets the book reveals are the importance of eating authentic and high-quality food, and the role of pleasure and balance in proper nutrition and successful weight management. The French approach is validated by up-to-date science on metabolism as it relates to the psychology of eating—and offers a delightful new way to live.