Advance Praise for Food Fight “Food Fight is a blueprint for the nation taking action on the obesity crisis. In his analysis, Brownell is balanced but bold, courageous and creative. A public health landmark.” --David A. Kessler, M.D., Dean, Yale School of Medicine, Former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration “We are indeed involved in a food fight. It is a fight for the health of America---especially our children. This book provides much of the necessary ammunition to win this fight.” --David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., former Surgeon General, Director of the National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine “Provides a compelling approach to reverse the obesity epidemic now gripping our nation. Anyone concerned about this crisis, and that should include all Americans, will find this book enlightening.” --Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health “Food Fight is a very informative, provocative, and well-written account of the role of food in the growing public health problem of obesity. I highly recommend it.” --Steven N. Blair, P.E.D., President and CEO, the Cooper Institute “Food Fight rings the alarm to enlist Americans in an effort to protect children from the ‘toxic environment'that is leading to skyrocketing rates of obesity and other health problems.” --Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest “Kelly Brownell and colleagues were among the first to sound the alarm, that an increasingly'toxic environment'puts everyone, and especially children, at risk for obesity. Food Fight enters the front lines in the battle between public health and private profit.” --David S. Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Obesity Program, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School How America is eating itself into a national health crisis and what we can do about it In Food Fight, one of the world's best-known and most respected experts on nutrition, obesity, and eating disorders delivers the sobering message that America is quickly succumbing to a'toxic'food environment guaranteed to produce obesity, disability, and death. Dr. Kelly D. Brownell goes beyond the bestselling Fast Food Nation to explore the roots of the obesity epidemic and the enormous toll it is taking on the nation's health, vitality, and productivity. And he offers an unflinching assessment of a culture that feeds its pets better than its children, that targets the poor and children as a market for high-calorie, low-nutrition junk food and manipulates children into poor eating habits with toy giveaways and in-school promotions. But Food Fight isn't all bad news. It is also an inspiring call to action from one of the nation's most effective public health advocates. Dr. Brownell suggests bold public policy initiatives for stemming the rising tide of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, such as imposing taxes on junk food and using the proceeds to make healthy foods more affordable and available. He describes steps individuals can take to help safeguard their and their families'health, including pressuring schools to remove junk food vending machines. And he offers a workable plan for improving individual and family eating and exercise habits.

Kelly D. Brownell, Katherine Battle Horgen

Katherine Battle Horgen; Kelly Brownell

McGraw-Hill School Education Group

McGraw-Hill; Contemporary Books

Irwin Professional Publishing

Chicago: Contemporary Books

McGrall-Hill

Oracle Press

McGraw Hill

McGraw Hill LLC Professional Division, Chicago, 2004

United States, United States of America

1 edition, September 16, 2004

1 edition, August 7, 2003

Blacklick, USA, 2004

New York, 2003

obscured text on back cover

<p><P>"The evergreen subject of American gluttony and sloth brings out the best in scientist-advocates, and the authors, while drawing on a mountain of statistics and studies, make their indictment both funny and appalling." <br>&#151;<i>Publishers Weekly</i><P>"Brownell and Horgen uncover some of America's biggest diet hazards and how to avoid them."<br>&#151;<i>Self </i>magazine<P>"This is a fascinating, empowering must-read filled with practical ways to take action."<br>&#151;<i>Shape </i>magazine<P><i>"Food Fight </i> is . . . an important contribution to the discourse around the obesity epidemic. I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about the role of the food industry, and especially to public health advocates looking for clearly presented research and ideas for positive change."<br>&#151;Michele Simon, founder and director of the Center for Informed Food Choices<P><b>Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D.</b>, is one of the nation's best-known experts on nutrition and weight disorders. He is a psychology professor at Yale University and the director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders. He regularly appears in the media as an expert on obesity, nutrition, and eating disorders.<P><b>Katherine Battle Horgen, Ph.D. </b>, is on the staff at the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders.</p>

x, 356 pages : 24 cm
Examines the roots of the rising obesity epidemic, discussing how evolution has lead to humans' cravings for fat, sugar, and calories, what impact obesity has on the health care system and chronic illness, how it is affecting the world's children, and what can be done to stop its spread and promote a healthier way of life
Includes bibliographical references and index
Big food, big money, big people -- Dietary mayhem : what we eat, why we eat, and the impact -- Spreading the American gospel : on the way to an obese world -- Exercise mayhem : unendangering physical activity -- Television, movies, celebrities, and the seduction of children -- Junk food 101 : schools, commercialism, and unhealthy eating -- Soft drinks 102 : schools and unhealthy beverages -- Portions the size of Cleveland -- The inexorable economic march to obesity -- The food industry and a national nutrition crisis : trustworthy ally or troublesome adversary? -- Taking decisive action

The evergreen subject of American gluttony and sloth brings out the best in scientist-advocates, and the authors, while drawing on a mountain of statistics and studies, make their indictment both funny and appalling.
-- Publishers Weekly
Brownell and Horgen uncover some of America's biggest diet hazards and how to avoid them.
-- Self magazine
This is a fascinating, empowering must-read filled with practical ways to take action.
-- Shape magazine
Food Fight is . . . an important contribution to the discourse around the obesity epidemic. I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about the role of the food industry, and especially to public health advocates looking for clearly presented research and ideas for positive change.
--Michele Simon, founder and director of the Center for Informed Food Choices

A contribution to the discourse around the obesity epidemic, this work is intended for those who wishes to learn about the role of the food industry, and especially to public health advocates. Drawing on statistics and studies, it uncovers some of America's biggest diet hazards and presents the ways to take action.

This text describes the deeply entrenched biological and cultural forces that lead Americans to over-eat and become physically inactive, and outlines creative, innovative and controversial solutions to the problem.

2023-06-28