Food Fight The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do about It

Name: Food Fight The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do about It
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ISBN: 9780071438728

ISBN-10: 0071438726

ISBN-13: 9780071438728

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kelly Brownell, Katherine Battle Horgen, Kelly D. Brownell

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This text describes the deeply entrenched biological and cultural forces that lead Americans to over-eat and become physically inactive, and outlines creative, innovative and controversial solutions to the problem.

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 10/7/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.90" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.034

Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., is one of the nation's best-known experts on nutrition and weight disorders. He is a psychology professor at Yale University and the director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders. He regularly appears in the media as an expert on obesity, nutrition, and eating disorders. Katherine Battle Horgen, Ph.D. , is on the staff at the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders.



Acknowledgments



Biology Mismatched With the Modern World



Big Food, Big Money, Big People



Dietary Mayhem: What We Eat, Why We Eat, and the Impact



Spreading the American Gospel: On the Way to an Obese World



The Toxic Environment



Exercise Mayhem: Unendangering Physical Activity



Television, Movies, Celebrities, and the Seduction of Children



Junk Food 101: Schools, Commercialism, and Unhealthy Eating



Soft Drinks 102: Schools and Unhealthy Beverages



Portions the Size of Cleveland



The Inexorable Economic March to Obesity



Changing Things



The Food Industry and a National Nutrition Crisis: Trustworthy Ally or Troublesome Adversary?



Taking Decisive Action


Summary of Recommended Actions


Notes


Index