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Globesity : a planet out of control?

Title: Globesity : a planet out of control? / Francis Delpeuch [and others].
Publication: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009.

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Additional Authors

Delpeuch, Francis.

Description

xviii, 180 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"This book assesses the nature and scale of the obesity epidemic. It proposes that the causes are primarily socio-economic and the result of a distorted agricultural and food production and supply system. It argues that we should learn how to better manage our physical, social and economic environment rather than rely on individual lifestyle choices and behavior. The authors draw parallels between the obesity crisis and that of climate change, both being characterized by over-consumption of expensive and scarce resources and requiring radical, urgent, but sustainable solutions. Written in an accessible way that will be suitable for students and non-specialists the book draws on a wide range of literature from anthropology, economics, sociology, epidemiology, medicine and nutrition."--Amazon website description.

Uniform Title

Tous obeses? English.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-172) and index.

Language (note)

Translated from the French.

Contents

Foreword : Human health and global crisis / Tim Lobstein -- Preface : Tragic blindness -- 1. Wave of panic across the planet : Shocking figures ; Developing countries are not exempt ; The end of the 'French exception' ; Children on the front line ; Too poor to be thin -- 2. 'Badnosh' and other paradoxes of the abundant society : Cows go mad ; GMOs: A focal point for new fears ; Too much fat and sugar, not enough taste ; Home cooking ; Our health in jeopardy ; Unhealthy bodies, unhappy minds ; Underage victims ; A high price to pay -- 3. Revolution on our plates : McWorld ; No more peeling potatoes ; From one revolution to the next ; A change of pace ; Fat at last! ; The fat and the thin -- 4. Agriculture in the age of 'more is more' : Towards an agriculture without farmers? ; Produce more! ; The perverse effects of farm subsidies ; The success of the 'green revolutions' ; But the fight goes on ; A billion Chinese meat-eaters? ; Will the world food price crisis curb the obesity pandemic? ; The issue of eco-costs -- 5. Welcome to Wal-Mart : Industrial Meccano ; Peasants out of the loop ; Large-scale distribution takes off ; The supermarket Eldorado of emerging nations ; Food choice: is it real or sham? ; The levelling of culinary cultures -- 6. Culprits or scapegoats? : Neither saints nor sinners: the goal is profit ; More nosh for the same dosh ; The power of advertising ; Kids, the privileged target of the Big Five ; Fun and games-- ; --will do the trick ; The authorities strike back ; Powerful lobbies ; Lobbies against lobbies ; A genetic link? -- 7. Go active! : Burning off the fat ; Good for the figure, great for health ; The physical activity index ; An armchair society ; A question of culture -- 8. Slimming with pills : Towards a weight vaccine? ; The patient's denial, the doctor's blindness ; A bitter remedy ; The myth of the ideal weight ; Draconian diets: best avoided ; The new wave of functional foods ; Healthier products at last -- 9. Prevention is better than cure : Mission: to nip it in the bud ; Fewer calories, with more physical activity ; Changing individual behaviour: forget it ; Altering the environment ; A mosaic of possible measures ; Children first ; Programmes that work -- 10. Some leads and their limits : I will, if you will ; Taxing junk food ; Making healthier food cheaper ; Empowering consumers ; Another way of labelling ; Slow food: the leisurely alternative ; Should we eat less meat? ; Producing less, but better ; Biotechnology vs bio-ecology ; A global code of practice for advertising junk foods to children -- 11. Obesity and climate change: an odd couple : Evidence for an unexpected relationship ; Similar causes? ; Drive less, cycle more, save the planet! ; We (and the planet) are what we eat ; Similar solutions to obesity and climate change ; Epilogue: At the crossroads.

ISBN

9781844076666
1844076660
9781844076673
1844076679

LCCN

2008048033

OCLC

ocn271647442
271647442
SCSB-1515997

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library