Screen LibraryFood fight：the inside story of the food industry, America's obesity crisis, and what we can do about it
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Contemporary Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago |
| Publication Dates: | c2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 356 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0071402500 (alk. paper) 9780071402507 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | R155 |
| CLC: | R155 |
| Call Number: | R155/B884 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Big food, big money, big people -- Dietary mayhem: what we eat, why we eat, and the impact -- Spreading the American gospel: on the way to an obese world -- Exercise mayhem: unendangering physical activity -- Television, movies, celebrities, and the seduction of children -- Junk food 101: schools, commercialism, and unhealthy eating -- Soft drinks 102: schools and unhealthy beverages -- Portions the size of Cleveland -- The inexorable economic march to obesity -- The food industry and a national nutritional crisis: trustworthy ally or troublesome adversary? -- Taking decisive action. |