cover image Overcoming Overeating

Overcoming Overeating

Jane R. Hirschmann, Carol H. Hunter. Ballantine Books, $19 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-449-90407-7

Hirschmann and Munter here present a three-part program to help overeaters. The authors warn against dieting, and focus on the ability to distinguish ``stomach hunger''--the body's legitimate need for sustenance--from the artificial cravings brought on by emotional deficiencies. ``The book is wordy but engagingly informal and accessible,'' commented PW. (June)