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Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World Paperback - 2004
by Greg Critser
Today Americans are the fattest people on the face of the earth (save for the inhabitants of a few South Seas islands). About 61 percent of Americans are overweight. This book shows how and why Americans got that way.
Summary
In this astonishing expose, journalist Greg Critser looks beyond the sensational headlines to reveal why nearly 60 percent of Americans are now overweight. Critser's sharp-eyed reportage and sharp-tongued analysis make for a disarmingly funny and truly alarming book. Critser investigates the many factors of American life -- from supersize to Super Mario, from high-fructose corn syrup to the high cost of physical education in schools -- that have converged and conspired to make us some of the fattest people on the planet. He also explains why pediatricians are treating conditions rarely before noticed in children, why Type 2 diabetes is on the rise, and how agribusiness has unwittingly altered the American diet.
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- Title Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World
- Author Greg Critser
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harvest Publications, Boston
- Date 2004-01-05
- ISBN 9780618380602 / 0618380604
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.42 x 0.63 in (20.98 x 13.77 x 1.60 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Health & Fitness
- Library of Congress subjects Food industry and trade - United States, Food habits - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004295243
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.398
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- Kliatt, 07/01/2004, Page 40
- New York Times, 01/11/2004, Page 24
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