A review by mjurasko
Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous! by Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin

2.0

While I believe that this book was written with the best of intentions, I found myself looking down on it for a few reasons. First, as a biology major/nerd, this book drove me absolutely insane with its plentiful inaccuracies. For example, in the section on carbohydrates, the authors went on a rant about the dangers of "simple sugars" - namely, monosaccharides. However, in the following paragraph, they continued to describe the wonders of fruit. If they had properly done their research, they would know that one of the main sugars in fruit is fructose - a monosaccharide. After a while, as a reader, I began to get the impression that from a scientific point of view, the authors had absolutely no idea about what they were talking (it's also interesting that Barnouin received her degree in "Natural Health" from an unaccredited school, hm).

On the other hand, Skinny Bitch did go into great detail on the underlying intricacies and lies surrounding the federal organizations responsible for monitoring food safety in the United States - a section both fascinating and terrifying. I would almost recommend the book based on that section alone.