| Description |
x, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Obesity -- United States.
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Obesity. |
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United States. |
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Nutrition -- United States.
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Nutrition. |
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Food industry and trade -- United States.
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Food industry and trade. |
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Food habits -- United States.
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Food habits. |
| Added Author |
Horgen, Katherine Battle.
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| ISBN |
0071402500 alkaline paper |
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