Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World Author: Greg Critser What in American society has changed so dramatically to make nearly 60 percent of us overweight? Can we fix what the surgeon general calls a national “epidemic of obesity”? Greg Critser engages every aspect of American life to determine how we have made ourselves the second fattest people on the... Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Author: Eric Schlosser Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. That’s a lengthy list of charges, but here Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate... Underage & Overweight: America's Childhood Obesity Epidemic - What Every Parent Needs to Know Author: Frances M Berg Includes a 7-step plan for raising healthy-weight children. Ideal for parents and caregivers. American children are growing up too fat. In 2001, the US Surgeon General issued a press release to the American public containing some disturbing statistics: 14 percent of teenagers and 13... The Hungry Gene: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin Author: Ellen R. Shell Americans spend $33 billion annually on diet and exercise programs, yet we are fatter than ever -- and it's killing us. According to a recent Surgeon General's report, more than 60 percent of Americans are overweight, including a growing number of children, all of whom face such increased... The Skinny on Fat: Our Obsession with Weight Control Author: Shawna Vogel As a society, we are more health conscious than ever before, yet one in four Americans is considered obese. The confusing bombardment of information we receive daily about diet and exercise has done little to answer the perennial question:What's the best way to lose weight? Separating... The Way to Eat: Why We Eat the Way We Do, and What You Can Do About it Author: David L. Katz If you’ve been struggling with your eating habits or your weight, stop blaming yourself! Weight control has nothing to do with willpower. You were designed by nature to crave sweets, fats and other foods that were scarce to our prehistoric ancestors but are readily available today. Now you can... Fat: Fighting the Obesity Epidemic Author: Robert Pool How did we get from images of pleasingly plump women and jolly fat men to our current horror of excess poundage and obsession with losing weight? This thoughtful and often very entertaining book examines societal attitudes of corpulence throughout history and the science that has nudged us... Hot Topics Obesity On the Brink of War Globalization Lists Coming Soon Movie Tie-Ins Signed by the Author Don't Miss Out And the Nominees Are... Black History Month Deals of the Month Discover New Authors Stay Inside and Play Frommer's Guides Heather's Picks Plan the Perfect Wedding Money Matters Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips Browse Books Art and Architecture Audiobooks Biography & Memoir Business and Finance Children's Books Computers Entertainment Family and Relationships Fiction and Literature Food and Drink Health and Well Being History Home and Garden Mystery and Suspense Reference and Language Religion and Spirituality Romance Science and Nature Science Fiction and Fantasy Social and Cultural Studies Sports Travel Coles Notes . Books at Indigo and Indigo Bookstore Chapters Victoria • Chapters Books Toronto • Chapters Indego • Canadian Jewellery Stores • www Chapters Indigo Com • Chapters Store Locations • Chapters Online Sale • Chapters Book Store • Chapter's Bookstore • Chapters Discounts • Chapters Indego • Chapters Book Store Ottawa • Chapters Book Store Canada • Chapters Discounts • Coles, Canada • Chapters Indigio • Chapters Victoria BC • Chapters Indigo Online • Indigo Online Bookstore • Indigo Bookstore • Chapters Com • Chapters Book Store Canada • Indigo Chapters Ca • Chapters Pointe Claire • www.Indigo.ca • . For more used books and discount textbooks at Chapters Bookstore, Canada online bookstore, follow this link.