The truth about fat
Author Anthony Warner scrutinizes the explanations of experts in every field, speaks to those who dedicate their lives to helping obese people and to others who live with their own larger bodies every day. As he lays out the best evidence available, he rails against quack theories preying on the desperate and considers whether we are blaming our own bodies for other people's ignorance and cruelty. What remains is the unvarnished truth about one of the great preoccupations of our age.
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| Victoria | Available |
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| Subject |
| Obesity. Weight gain. |
- ISBN: 9781786075130
- Physical Description xii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-357) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The modern epidemic -- Why are we so fat? -- What should we do? |
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The Truth about Fat : Why Obesity Is Not That Simple
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Table of Contents
The Truth about Fat : Why Obesity Is Not That Simple
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| A word on language | p. ix | |
| Introduction | p. xi | |
| Part I | The Modern Epidemic | |
| 1 | Why do we get fat? Part I | p. 3 |
| 2 | Why do we get fat? Part II | p. 17 |
| 3 | Why don't we just eat less? | p. 28 |
| 4 | How fat are we? | p. 48 |
| 5 | How unhealthy is it to be fat? | p. 71 |
| 6 | How much does obesity cost? | p. 94 |
| 7 | Why are we so afraid of fat? | p. 100 |
| Part II | Why Are We So Fat? | |
| 8 | Is it because of our genes? | p. 121 |
| 9 | Is it because of our guts? | p. 142 |
| 10 | Is it because of calories? | p. 156 |
| 11 | Is it because we are lazy? | p. 170 |
| 12 | Is it because of fat? | p. 182 |
| 13 | Is it because of carbs? | p. 201 |
| 14 | Is it because we are addicted? | p. 227 |
| 15 | Is it because of our environment? | p. 241 |
| 16 | Is it because we are poor? | p. 263 |
| Part III | What Should We Do? | |
| 17 | Surgery and drugs | p. 279 |
| 18 | Non-dieting | p. 290 |
| 19 | How the French lunch | p. 306 |
| 20 | Going Dutch | p. 315 |
| Epilogue: What to do if you are fat | p. 330 | |
| Acknowledgements | p. 333 | |
| Nates | p. 335 | |
| Index | p. 359 |
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