Influence and impact Brownell's  paper, Understanding and Preventing Relapse, published in American Psychologist in August, 1986 , was recognized at the time as one of the most frequently cited papers in psychology. Named a "moral entrepreneur", his influence is most visible in the food policy arena. Recognized for introducing the idea of food taxes as a means of improving public health in 1994, his work on soda taxes has been used by cities, states, and countries seeking to implement them as a public policy tool and tax revenue strategy. In commentary for Time Magazine's "Time 100 of 2006", former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said of Brownell , Brownell 's influence is also seen in popular culture. Beyond having coined the term "yo-yo dieting", he is also credited with introducing the phrase "toxic food environment" in his  book, Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry , published in 2004. A frequent radio and television guest, he is the host of the Policy 360 podcast, and has appeared in a variety of feature films and documentaries: Super Size Me, feature film, 2004 Big Mac: Inside the McDonald's Empire, television documentary, 2007 Killer at Large, documentary, 2008 The Weight of the Nation, HBO documentary, 2012 Fed Up, feature film, 2014 Sustainable, feature film, 2016
Impact Brownell's 1986 paper, Understanding and Preventing Relapse, published in American Psychologist , was recognized at the time as one of the most frequently cited papers in psychology. Recognized for introducing the idea of food taxes as a means of improving public health in 1994, his work on soda taxes has been used by cities, states, and countries seeking to implement them as a public policy tool and tax revenue strategy. In commentary for Time Magazine's "Time 100 of 2006", former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee commented that Brownell had "helped set the U.S. agenda by calling for a ban on sweetened-cereal ads aimed at kids and a tax on high-fat, low-nutrition food." Brownell has also influenced popular culture. In addition to having coined the term "yo-yo dieting", he is also credited with introducing the phrase "toxic food environment" in his 2004 book, Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry . A frequent radio and television guest, he is the host of the Policy 360 podcast, and has appeared in a variety of feature films and documentaries: Super Size Me, feature film, 2004 Big Mac: Inside the McDonald's Empire, television documentary, 2007 Killer at Large, documentary, 2008 The Weight of the Nation, HBO documentary, 2012 Fed Up, feature film, 2014 Sustainable, feature film, 2016
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