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The End of the Obesity Epidemic (Paperback, New)
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The End of the Obesity Epidemic (Paperback, New)
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Despite apocalyptic predictions from a vocal alliance of health
professionals, politicians and social commentators that rising
obesity levels would lead to a global health crisis, the crisis has
not materialised. In this provocative follow up to his classic work
of obesity scepticism, The Obesity Epidemic, Michael Gard argues
that we have entered into a new, and perhaps terminal, phase of the
obesity debate. Evidence suggests that obesity rates are levelling
off in Western societies, life expectancies continue to rise in
line with rising obesity rates, and across the world policy-makers
have remained largely indifferent and inactive in the face of this
apparently deadly threat to our health and well-being. Dissecting
and dismissing much of the over-blown rhetoric and ideological bias
found on both sides of the obesity debate, Gard demonstrates that
the science of obesity remains radically uncertain and that it is
impossible to establish an objective 'truth' on which to base
policy. His powerful and inescapable conclusion is that we should
now mark the end of the obesity epidemic. Offering a road map
through the maze of claims and counter-claims, while still holding
to a sceptical standpoint, this book provides an unparalleled
anatomy of obesity as a scientific, political and cultural issue.
It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the science
or sociology of health and lifestyle.
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