The Fattening of America
eBook - ePub

The Fattening of America

How The Economy Makes Us Fat, If It Matters, and What To Do About It

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eBook - ePub

The Fattening of America

How The Economy Makes Us Fat, If It Matters, and What To Do About It

About this book

In The Fattening of America, renowned health economist Eric Finkelstein, along with business writer Laurie Zuckerman, reveal how the U.S. economy has become the driving force behind our expanding waistlines. Blending theory, research, and engaging personal anecdotes the authors discuss how declining food costs—especially for high-calorie, low-nutrient foods—and an increasing usage of technology, which make Americans more sedentary, has essentially led us to eat more calories than we burn off.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780470124666
eBook ISBN
9781118045039
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1 - Craze or Crisis?
  6. Chapter 2 - I’ll Take a Deep-Fried Coca-Cola
  7. Chapter 3 - Why We’re Moving Less
  8. Chapter 4 - So Where Else Can We Lay the Blame?
  9. Chapter 5 - Beware: Moral Hazard
  10. Chapter 6 - So We’re Fat—Who Cares?
  11. Chapter 7 - The Role of Government
  12. Chapter 8 - Weighing the Public Policy Issues (for Adults)
  13. Chapter 9 - Weighing the Public Policy Issues (for Kids)
  14. Chapter 10 - The Employer’s Dilemma
  15. Chapter 11 - The ObesEconomy
  16. Chapter 12 - How to Lose Weight Like an Economist
  17. Notes
  18. About the Authors
  19. Index