Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World
Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World
Greg Critser
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Summary
America is suffering an epidemic of obesity and we are fast catching up. The challenge to the US food industry in the 1970s was that their population was growing more slowly than their food supply. The answer was supersized portions, fast food, too little exercise, take-aways, the constant drip-feed of saturated fat and sugar, producing a society in which 61 per cent of the population is overweight. Heart disease, cardiovascular problems, strokes and above all diabetes are the result. This is an account of the history and biology of the fattening of America at the moment when it is emerging as a political issue too.
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Title - Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World
Edition -
Author - Greg Critser
ISBN 13 - 9780713997392
Imprint - Allen Lane
Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published - 05/06/2003
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No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 138 x 215 x 18mm
Weight - 295 g
Languages - English