Ever seen a fat fox?
Subtitle: human obesity explored
By: Mike Gibney
Publisher: University College Dublin Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781910820087
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Obesity; History; Food industry and trade; Food habits; Food; Psychological aspects; Health and Fitness; Social aspects; Health and Wellbeing
Description: "Mike Gigney delves into the history of the human relationship with food and investigates the ever growing problem of obesity. Debunking exaggerated views and cutting through the mixed messaging Gibney offers scientific-based solutions to this epidemic. The genetics of obesity, the practice of dieting, and the value of physical activity are all thoroughly assessed. The failures of the players in obesity-including the media, scientists, academic organizations, international agencies, specifically the WHO, and the food industry are brought into sharp focus."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-179) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Ever seen a fat fox?; title: 2. Obesity: measurements and metrics; title: 3. Human obesity: old and new; title: 4. The human food chain: old and new; title: 5. The fashion of culpable calories; title: 6. Obesity: the nature versus nurture debate; title: 7. Regulating food intake: the eyes have it; title: 8. Fitness and fatness; title: 9. A miscellany of matters; title: 10. Obesity: the fears and the phobias; title: 11. Obesity: politics, players and ploys; title: 12. Weights management: the personal perspective; title: 13. Weights management: the national perspective; title: 14. The way forward.