Food Fight - Hardcover

Brownell, Kelly; Horgen, Katherine Battle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071402500 ISBN 13: 9780071402507

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003

Synopsis

This text describes the deeply entrenched biological and cultural forces that lead Americans to over-eat and become physically inactive, and outlines creative, innovative and controversial solutions to the problem. The book has three main themes: an expose of a culture that feeds its pets better than its people, that targets poorer people as a market for high-calorie, low-nutrient junk food, and that allows children to be manipulated into eating poor diets through toy giveaways and in-school promotions; a call to action for social and policy change; and a workable plan to improve individual health and that of one's family with recommendations and controversial stances.

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Review:

"Food Fight is... an important contribution to the discourse around the obesity epidemic. I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about the role of the food industry, and especially to public health advocates looking for clearly presented research and ideas for positive change."

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About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0071402500
• ISBN 13: 9780071402507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352