Philadelphia Tribune, 3/19/15
"Brown systematically unpacks what's been offered as the 'truth' about weight and health...Brown tackles the myths and realities of the 'obesity epidemic' exposing the biggest lies driving the rhetoric of obesity."

San Francisco Book Review, 3/31/15
"Brown's conclusions...will likely shock most readers and make them rethink much of what they assume, what they think they know about weight and fat...This book may be just what most of us need, so we can be kinder to ourselves and others and truly take care of the bodies we have. It's a revelation."

Hudson Valley News, 4/1/15
"Debunk[s] the dieting craze...Inspiring? Yes, especially the author's concrete suggestions about weight, health and beauty."

Canada Free Press, 3/30; The Moral Liberal, 3/30; Political Truth Serum, 3/30; Theo Spark, 3/30; Ammoland, 3/30; Facts Not Fantasy, 3/30; Renew America, 3/31; Somewhat Reasonable (blog of The Heartland Institute), 3/31
"An excellent book...must-reading for everyone who has spent their life obsessing about every bite of food they eat."

Examiner.com, 4/8/15
"The introduction from Harriet Brown's new book is enough to scare the hell out of you. Finally. And for good."

Midwest Book Review, May 2015
"More than a health guide: it's an important consideration for any social issues shelf and blends science, history and health in an examination of changing precedents for body image."

Santa Fe New Mexican, 7/17/15
"Extensive research, which cumulatively starts to take hold...Brown weaves in history, feminist theory, and studies into the nature vs. nurture argument about beauty ideals to give a well-considered look at why it is that we so often hate the bodies we're in...Brown's writing is rousing...This is not a tepid, guarded book. It makes its arguments and makes them with force...Brown's book demands reconsideration of weight-based beliefs and principles, of how we fundamentally perceive and talk about weight."

W.A. Bogart blog, 4/8/15
"A take no prisoners broadside in an area full of complexities and unanswered questions...Ms. Brown makes lots of good points about our individual and collective obsession with weight and about the insistence of many that thinner means healthier and fatter means sicker. While she does all this she writes candidly of her own struggles with her size...Brown is forceful and eloquent."

Parade magazine, Mother's Day Gift Guide, 4/26/15
"Brown takes on fad diets, unattainable body ideals and the misconceptions that shape how women view themselves."

Supermodel Emme, 5/8/15
"Mothers/fathers, educators/concerned citizens, RT & buy this book."

Energy Times June 2015
"[A] quest to learn how we learned to loathe our bodies."

Bustle, 4/17/15
"A must-read for anyone ready to start shaking this fat = bad, thin = good obsession...Brown's book can help you love your body now."

"The Bookworm Sez"
"You'll see that everything you thought you knew about weight may be a big fat lie...Read Body of Truth. You may have nothing to lose."

"Book Notes"
"Brown's argument is an incendiary one: Stop the useless yo-yo dieting and accept yourself as you are."

"[A]n inspired and inspiring book about our cultural obsession with weight, our fetishization of thinness, and out demonization of fat. Body of Truth is a compelling read, one that will make you rethink your attitudes towards your body and your health--and, in the process, enable you to enjoy your life a bit more and count calories a bit less."--Daphne Merkin, novelist, cultural critic, and author of The Fame Lunches

"At turns harrowing and heartbreaking, Body of Truth is ultimately life-affirming and always, always brave and honest. A book every woman--no, everyone--should read."--Ann Hood, author of The Obituary Writer and An Italian Wife

Well + Good, 2/1/15
"A must-read whether you're the most confident woman in the room (or bikini) or can't remember the last time you had a nice thought about your body." (One of the "10 Healthy Books You've Got to Read this Year")