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A review by pine_wulf
Younger Next Year for Women: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy-Until You're 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley, Henry S. Lodge, Gail Sheehy
2.0
I'm not quite in the age range for the target audience, but I thought there was still some good information in here. I liked some of the doctor's chapters, when he got technical, but when he started relying on citing studies to show his point, like with the strength training, it was a bit dull. Chris, the other guy, was usually OK to read, but sometimes there would be really off-putting comments. For example, in one instance he's saying that women come up to him all inspired and have started their own exercise regimen and he tells the reader that it's obvious they're not exercising cause they are piggies. Very distasteful.
Also, as much as I preferred the doctor's chapters, there was something that didn't make a bit of sense. He mentions how saturated fats are bad, that they are inflammatory. Disclaimer, I don't know a lot about this. But at one point he mentions how when saturated fat is eaten, it's used for making other structures. One of those structures being cell walls. He then goes on to describe how when there are cell walls with sat-fats in them, they are attacked by your immune system. What? Granted, I'm no expert, but I remember clearly learning in Bio101 that cell walls naturally contain sat-fats. In fact, the warmer the climate, the more sat-fats they need in order to maintain the same fluidity. It's actually why palm oil and coconut oil contain more sat-fat then canola and soybean. Tropical oils live in warmer climates than other oils. Same goes for animals, an elephant is going to have more sat-fats in their cell walls than penguins. We probably have more than penguins too. Maybe we have more than we should because of diet, I don't know, but I'm under the belief that we have some, so it doesn't make sense for the body to attack them there.
Also, Chris at one point says that all calories are created equal. That 100 cal of french fries = 100 cal of spinach because it's all 100 calories. I also believe this to be completely wrong. The spinach is going to have so many more nutrients and is going to make you feel much better. Yes, calorie counting can work, and I think this is what we was getting at, but that doesn't make them equal.
Overall, that message is good. Exercise, don't eat crap and have a fulfilling social life. And if this inspires people to do just that, excellent.
Also, as much as I preferred the doctor's chapters, there was something that didn't make a bit of sense. He mentions how saturated fats are bad, that they are inflammatory. Disclaimer, I don't know a lot about this. But at one point he mentions how when saturated fat is eaten, it's used for making other structures. One of those structures being cell walls. He then goes on to describe how when there are cell walls with sat-fats in them, they are attacked by your immune system. What? Granted, I'm no expert, but I remember clearly learning in Bio101 that cell walls naturally contain sat-fats. In fact, the warmer the climate, the more sat-fats they need in order to maintain the same fluidity. It's actually why palm oil and coconut oil contain more sat-fat then canola and soybean. Tropical oils live in warmer climates than other oils. Same goes for animals, an elephant is going to have more sat-fats in their cell walls than penguins. We probably have more than penguins too. Maybe we have more than we should because of diet, I don't know, but I'm under the belief that we have some, so it doesn't make sense for the body to attack them there.
Also, Chris at one point says that all calories are created equal. That 100 cal of french fries = 100 cal of spinach because it's all 100 calories. I also believe this to be completely wrong. The spinach is going to have so many more nutrients and is going to make you feel much better. Yes, calorie counting can work, and I think this is what we was getting at, but that doesn't make them equal.
Overall, that message is good. Exercise, don't eat crap and have a fulfilling social life. And if this inspires people to do just that, excellent.