Engel, Jonathan, <br/><br/>
Fat nation :  a history of obesity in America / 
 History of obesity in America 
Jonathan Engel. 
 - Lanham, Maryland :  Rowman and Littlefield,  (c)2018. 
 - 1 online resource (v, 209 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>An old problem --  Whence cometh fat? --  The unwalkable landscape --  Changing lives --  Changing food/changing meals --  Addicted to food --  Finding the off switch --  Exercise, drugs, and surgery --  Self control --  Disparate impacts --  What is to be done? 
<br/><br/> The estimated annual health care cost of obesity-related illness in the United States is 190 billion, with countless more costs in lost mobility, vigor, and life-years. Here, Jonathan Engel reviews the sources of the problem as they have developed over the past 70 years and offers a realistic plan for helping address obesity. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781538117750 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018043929 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Obesity--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Obesity--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Food habits--United States.<br/>Food industry and trade--United States.<br/>Nutrition--United States.<br/>Lifestyles--Health aspects--United States.<br/>Obesity--history.<br/>History, 20th Century.<br/>History, 21st Century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA645  / .F386 2018