Fat nation : a history of obesity in America /

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The estimated annual health care cost of obesity-related illness in the United States is 190 billion, with countless more costs in lost mobility, vigor, and life-years. Here, Jonathan Engel reviews the sources of the problem as they have developed over the past 70 years and offers a realistic plan f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Engel, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Subjects:
1900-2099
Obesity > United States > History > 20th century.
Obesity > United States > History > 21st century.
Food habits > United States.
Food industry and trade > United States.
Nutrition > United States.
Lifestyles > Health aspects > United States.
Obesity > history
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Obésité > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Obésité > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Habitudes alimentaires > États-Unis.
Nutrition > États-Unis.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Nutrition.
Lifestyles > Health aspects.
Food industry and trade.
Food habits.
Obesity.
United States
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • An old problem
  • Whence cometh fat?
  • The unwalkable landscape
  • Changing lives
  • Changing food/changing meals
  • Addicted to food
  • Finding the off switch
  • Exercise, drugs, and surgery
  • Self control
  • Disparate impacts
  • What is to be done?

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