Bibliograph

Food fight, the inside story of the food industry, America's obesity crisis, and what we can do about it, Kelly D. Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen

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Food fight, the inside story of the food industry, America's obesity crisis, and what we can do about it, Kelly D. Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Food fight

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52240208

Responsibility statement

Kelly D. Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen

Sub title

the inside story of the food industry, America's obesity crisis, and what we can do about it

Table Of Contents

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 -- 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 -- The food industry and a national nutritional crisis: trustworthy ally or troublesome adversary? -- Taking decisive action

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