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The world is fat : the fads, trends, policies, and products that are fattening the human race / Barry Popkin.

By: Popkin, Barry MMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Avery, c2009Description: 230 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781583333136 :Subject(s): Obesity | Obesity -- Case studies | Obesity -- Social aspects | Body, Human -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 362.196398 LOC classification: RC552.O25 | P67 2008
Contents:
A brief history of the modern diet We are what we drink On movement The world is flat and fat The big problems of a fat world Nothing to see here: the food industry's role in causing and solving the problem What can we do?
Summary: Popkin provides a wealth of facts and figures and interesting case studies of families living in Mexico, USA, India and other places. He traces the reasons for obesity and outlines some solutions to the problem.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A brief history of the modern diet We are what we drink On movement The world is flat and fat The big problems of a fat world Nothing to see here: the food industry's role in causing and solving the problem What can we do?

Popkin provides a wealth of facts and figures and interesting case studies of families living in Mexico, USA, India and other places. He traces the reasons for obesity and outlines some solutions to the problem.

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