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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Over the past three decades, obesity rates in the US have more than doubled for children and tripled for adolescents ́ and a startling 70% of adults are now obese or overweight. The result has been a widening epidemic of obesity-related health problems, including coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes. While discussions about this spiraling health crisis have tended to focus on the need for more exercise and individual...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The author draws upon his theory of good calories and bad calories to address the question of why people gain weight, arguing that the nutritional science of the twentieth century has been misguided, discussing the crucial role of insulin in regulating fat tissue, and including a diet plan.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In a culture obsessed with fat, there are groups of "fat activists" who attempt to change what they see as a fat-phobic world into a size-accepting world. These fat activists span the political and religious spectrum, yet come together around their commitment to ending "size discrimination."
Author
Publisher
Saturnalia Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Written entirely in traditional and invented forms, Stephanie Rogers' Fat Girl Forms explores how it feels to move one's body in a world not built to hold it. She examines the way society humiliates fat women, especially those who don't conform to conventional standards of beauty. Brash, sassy, and in your face, this second full-length collection depicts one fat woman's challenge to a culture that constantly tells them that they are unwanted, unloved,...
Author
Publisher
Ecco Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A food industry insider blows the whistle on American food corporations, discussing how the board room decisions and slick marketing machines of restaurant chains and food packagers have spurred the obesity epidemic and created the nation's most serious health crisis.
13) Fed up
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Katie Couric, the film blows the lid off everything that was known about food and exercise, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public. Exposing the hidden truths contributing to one of the largest health epidemics in history, it follows a group of families battling to lead healthier lives and reveals why the conventional wisdom of 'exercise and eat right'...
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Summary of The Obesity Code by Jason Fung | Includes Analysis Preview: The Obesity Code addresses the history, causes, and treatments of obesity and today's rising obesity rates. By understanding it through scientific and social study, obesity becomes less of a blanket term for metabolic complications and a more tangible problem with real, though not widely practiced, solutions. The main problem with treating obesity is that many doctors and their...
Author
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"If you're fat, you probably need to gain weight on the inside: lean, vital tissue in muscle, kidney, and liver, etc. Now Dr. George E. Schauf, who is the author of Etiology of Obesity - The QQF Theory, challenges the validity of the caloric theory. He explains why most people's overweight problems are intensified, rather than helped, by calorie-counting diets. He shows you why the antiquated and inapplicable caloric theory should be abandoned and,...
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Get the Summary of Robert H. Lustig's Fat Chance in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: you will learn how consumer society has shaped your food cravings, making you "addicted" to sugar at the same time. You will also learn : that sugar has taken hold of all your food without you even noticing it; that the food industries decide what you eat; that sugar has harmful effects on your health...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Childhood is a pivotal time for good nutrition. Organs and blood streams nurtured with junk food cannot build a foundation for good health and longevity as an adult. Drs. Joseph Mercola and Ben Lerner believe profound inactivity, addiction to electronic media, and diets of super-sized fast food and sugar-laden beverages have created a national emergency. Generation XL is a clarion call and a detailed guide to giving your child a vibrant, successful...
19) Love Hunger
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Based on the premise that overeating is linked to emotional and spiritual deprivations, Love Hunger begins with a relationship inventory that will help you understand how disappointments with your family, spouse, or self can result in obesity. It then provides a comprehensive program that helps identify whether or not you are using food as a substitute for love, career fulfillment, or friendship and shows you how to break that addiction. Once you...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Doug Varrieur lost more than 100 pounds...and kept it off, by identifying and eliminating the enemy: Sugar! Now he reveals his proven plan for going from fat to skinny-easily, effortlessly, and quickly.Varrieur explains why sugar is lethal to both our waist and our health, the different types of sugars found in foods; and the various sources of sugar that we unwittingly take into our bodies. Anyone who thinks desserts are the sole culprits will be...
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