Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World (Paperback)

from mstrust

Published in 2003, this is a study of all the reasons American waistlines have expanded over the previous decades. Starting with agricultural deals to save the farmers and cut food costs that turned into the development of high fructose and the push for palm oil, how fast food chains were the fir...

from carterchristian1

Hey, we needed this. To have a nice short book that makes the case of what is really driving up health care costs in addition to seriously affecting Americans' self esteem is good. Not a "how to do it" diet book which probably says the same thing in an introduction or another scientific article, ...

from Cecilturtle

Critser is on a mission to convince the reader of the horrible impacts of poor eating habits stemming from fast foods and of limited exercise on the current obesity crisis. He does a good job of describing the economic, societal and cultural elements which have all contributed to this state: from...

from Sovranty

This book is a short history to date (2003) of the rising statistics of obesity in America. It details the impact on the day-to-day individual, as well as the on the educational and national health care systems. Reading this book will help you understand how obesity has become a pandemic in Ameri...

from rfewell

This book was revolutionary to me in my ideas about food. It talks about the relationship between diabetes and government subsidies for corn (high-fructose corn syrup). Wow!