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1) Dietland
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A fresh and provocative debut novel about a reclusive young woman saving up for weight loss surgery when she gets drawn into a shadowy feminist guerilla group called "Jennifer"--equal parts Bridget Jones's Diary and Fight Club"--
3) The Gulps
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
After their van and the Killer Whale water slide break down under the strain of their excessive weight, the Gulps decide to eat right and exercise.
8) Obesity
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Examines the growing health problem of obesity, its social and emotional impacts, causes, and treatment, and research that is being conducted, not only on new drug therapies, diet, and exercise, but also on improved education.
Author
Publisher
Oneworld Publications Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dr. Cohen has created a work of nonfiction that will transform the national conversation surrounding the weight crisis in this country and throughout the world. Based on her own research at the RAND corporation, as well as the latest insights from behavioral economics, psychology, cognitive science, and the social sciences, A Big Fat Crisis reveals the surprising forces behind the obesity epidemic and how we, as a nation, can overcome it. Her conclusions...
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