Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do about It / Edition 1

by Katherine Battle Horgen, Kelly Brownell

Overview

"The evergreen subject of American gluttony and sloth brings out the best in scientist-advocates, and the authors, while drawing on a mountain of statistics and studies, make their indictment both funny and appalling."
—Publishers Weekly

"Brownell and Horgen uncover some of America's biggest diet hazards and how to avoid them."
—Self magazine

"This is a fascinating, empowering must-read filled with practical ways to take action."
—Shape magazine

"Food Fight is . . . an important contribution to the discourse around the obesity epidemic. I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about the role of the food industry, and especially to public health advocates looking for clearly presented research and ideas for positive change."
—Michele Simon, founder and director of the Center for Informed Food Choices

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071438728
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/16/2004
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	1,127,831
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

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.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
Part 1	Biology Mismatched With the Modern World
1	Big Food, Big Money, Big People	3
2	Dietary Mayhem: What We Eat, Why We Eat, and the Impact	21
3	Spreading the American Gospel: On the Way to an Obese World	53
Part 2	The Toxic Environment
4	Exercise Mayhem: Unendangering Physical Activity	69
5	Television, Movies, Celebrities, and the Seduction of Children	97
6	Junk Food 101: Schools, Commercialism, and Unhealthy Eating	129
7	Soft Drinks 102: Schools and Unhealthy Beverages	161
8	Portions the Size of Cleveland	179
9	The Inexorable Economic March to Obesity	199
Part 3	Changing Things
10	The Food Industry and a National Nutrition Crisis: Trustworthy Ally or Troublesome Adversary?	243
11	Taking Decisive Action	283
	Summary of Recommended Actions	309
	Notes	315
	Index	345

Editorial Reviews

"Food Fight is... an important contribution to the discourse around the obesity epidemic. I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about the role of the food industry, and especially to public health advocates looking for clearly presented research and ideas for positive change."

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