TY - BOOK AU - Engel,Jonathan TI - Fat nation: a history of obesity in America SN - 9781538117750 AV - RA645 .F386 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Rowman and Littlefield KW - Obesity KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - 21st century KW - Food habits KW - Food industry and trade KW - Nutrition KW - Lifestyles KW - Health aspects KW - history KW - History, 20th Century KW - History, 21st Century KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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?; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1909627&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -