A big fat crisis
Subtitle: the hidden forces behind the obesity epidemic - and how we can end it
By: Deborah A. Cohen, MD, MPH
Publisher: Nation Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781568589671; 9781568589657; 9781568584720
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS; Health Care Issues; Health planning; Social Policy; Health Policy; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Public Policy; Obesity; Prevention; Disease & Health Issues; Government policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Public health; Overgewicht; Planning; Vetzucht; Prevention & control; Overweight persons
Description: "Dr. Cohen has created a work of nonfiction that will transform the national conversation surrounding the weight crisis in this country and throughout the world. Based on her own research at the RAND corporation, as well as the latest insights from behavioral economics, psychology, cognitive science, and the social sciences, A Big Fat Crisis reveals the surprising forces behind the obesity epidemic and how we, as a nation, can overcome it. Her conclusions contradict conventional wisdom and widely held expert opinion, and go against our own intuitive beliefs about the way we eat. They represent, in short, a paradigm-shift in how we approach the problem of obesity--and the solution. A Big Fat Crisis offers concrete solutions, arguing that the most important and modifiable steps in the chain of events that leads to obesity are at the point of purchase and the point of consumption. Like cholera and typhoid in the 19th century, obesity is a public health crisis. Ending it requires solutions that transcend individual behavior. Change begins with a fresh perspective and a clearer vision of what we need to do."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-247) and index.
Table of contents: title: Human nature and food : It's not your fault ; The limits of self-control ; The overwhelmed brain ; Eating is automatic; title: The food environment : Abundant and cheap ; A food desert? Try a swamp ; Marketing obesity; title: An alternate vision : A plea for change: we are all in this together ; A safer food environment ; The supermarket of the future ; Fit and fat: what about physical activity? ; In the meantime: what individuals can do ; Conclusion; title: Healthier meal guidelines for adults and children.