Fat Nation - A History of Obesity in America

Informationen zum Autor By Jonathan Engel Klappentext The estimated annual health care cost of obesity-related illness in the United States is $190 billion, with countless more costs in lost mobility, vigor, and life-years. Here, Jonathan Engel reviews the sources of the problem as they have developed over the past 70 years and offers a realistic plan for helping address obesity. Zusammenfassung The estimated annual health care cost of obesity-related illness in the United States is $190 billion! with countless more costs in lost mobility! vigor! and life-years. Here! Jonathan Engel reviews the sources of the problem as they have developed over the past 70 years and offers a realistic plan for helping address obesity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 An Old ProblemChapter 2 Whence Cometh FatChapter 3 The Unwalkable LandscapeChapter 4 Changing LivesChapter 5 Changing Food/Changing MealsChapter 6 Addicted to FoodChapter 7 Finding the Off SwitchChapter 8 Exercise, Drugs, and SurgeryChapter 9 Self ControlChapter 10 Disparate ImpactsChapter 11 What is to be Done?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jonathan Engel, Engel Jonathan
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781538117743
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1774-3
• Pagine: 216
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute > Patologie, terapie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; USA, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, HISTORY / United States / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Diets, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss, Popular medicine & health, Diets & dieting, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Diets and dieting, nutrition, Popular medicine and health, Health systems & services, Health systems and services