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About this book
This demonization of the overweight by the media and politicians is unrelenting. Sarah Boseley, the
Guardian's award-winning health editor, argues it's time we understood the complex reality of what makes us fat.
Speaking to behavioural scientists and industry experts, yo-yo dieters and people who have gone under the knife,Boseley builds a picture of an obesogenic society - one where we're constantly bombarded by the twin evils of big budget food marketing and the diet industry.
Filled with in-depth, original reporting, Boseley reveals just how widespread the problem is - 1 in 4 of us are obese - and makes the case that it is time to fundamentally change the way we live.
The Shape We're In is essential reading for anyone interested in their health and the health of their children.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Epigraph
- PROLOGUE
- 1: WE ARE ALL IN DENIAL
- 2: SUGAR, FAT AND ALCOHOL: A DEADLY TRIO
- 3: ALL-DAY EATING
- 4: THE FATTEST TOWNS IN BRITAIN
- 5: SO WHERE’S THE HARM?
- 6: THE DIETS DON’T WORK
- 7: CHILD ABUSE?
- 8: AMERICA’S BIG PROBLEM
- 9: MEXICOKE
- 10: SO WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Author biography
- Copyright