Obsessed, Mika Brzezinski
Obsessed, Mika Brzezinski
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Obsessed
America's Food Addiction--and My Own

Author: Mika Brzezinski

Narrator: Mika Brzezinski

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2013


Synopsis

Mika Brzezinski is at war against obesity. She believes the fearsome subjects of food, diet and body image are “radioactive” in America, and getting worse.  On Morning Joe, she is often so adamant about improving America’s eating habits that some people have dubbed her “the food Nazi.” What they don’t know is that Mika wages a personal fight against food every day, and in Obsessed, she describes her history of food obsession, distorted body image and her struggle to be thin. She believes it is time we stop blaming and shaming ourselves and look at the real culprits—the food we eat and our addiction to it.
Remember the days when people whispered about cancer and called it “the Big C”? Mika Brzezinski believes we need to stop whispering about weight and use the F word: fat. We need to establish a dialogue on how our country became overweight and how we can turn the corner and step firmly onto the path of health. She starts with the example of her very close friend Diane, whose goal is to drop 70 pounds. As in her bestseller Knowing Your Value, each chapter offers insights from notable people in medicine, health, business, the arts, and politics, interviews with, among others, White House chef Sam Kass, the late Nora Ephron, Gayle King, and Governor Chris Christie about what they have discovered about food and diet and what works for them. Mika’s new audiobook will nurture a conversation with families and friends, in schools and kitchens, to help us all find the answers to a healthier America.

About The Author

MIKA BRZEZINSKI is cohost of Morning Joe, an MSNBC anchor, and the author of the New York Times bestsellers All Things At Once and Knowing Your Value. She is the mother of two daughters, Emilie and Carlie, and is married to investigative journalist Jim Hoffer.DIANE SMITH is an Emmy award-winning TV journalist, radio talk show host and author. The Globe Pequot Press has published six books based on Diane’s “Positively Connecticut” TV series. Diane has been honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Tourism for her outstanding lifetime achievements and contributions to the arts and tourism in Connecticut. In October 2012 Diane will be honored by the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Margo on May 02, 2013

A size two, tall, gorgeous blonde woman tells a 250 pound woman, “You have a problem.” How would YOU react? … Wait. What if I told you they were out on the water in a motor boat together? What if that skinny woman went on to say, “You’re not just overweight—you’re fat. You’re OBESE.” What if I told yo......more

Goodreads review by Alissa on September 03, 2013

This book kept me interested. I generally agreed with much of what was said about the food industry, and the obesity epidemic - but that wasn't really news to me. In the end I was left feeling a little angry at the author. She tells her own story and in it she is readily admits to having had a binge......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on August 08, 2013

Mika Brzezinski's Obsessed is not a book I would have ever picked up on my own. I tend to read mostly fiction, and I'm not too interested in books about nutrition, but my mother very much enjoyed this novel on food addiction and obesity and insisted that I read it. Being the good sport that I am, I......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on December 07, 2014

Mika should write college textbooks for intro courses. Largely, this book covered ground many are already aware of (though most turn a blind eye to), but the personal revelations keep the reader engaged. As someone who struggles more like co-author Diane Smith than Mika Brzezinski, I related more to......more

Goodreads review by Angela on June 02, 2013

Really, Mika? Not sure your book adds anything new to the conversation about weight loss. There's no box-cutter answer to get some one to lose weight. You called your bff "fat," but is that the real reason she the weight? After reading the book, I think she lost the weight because she knew her healt......more