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Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A brutally honest story about fat prejudice in America--and one woman's experience with radical weight loss after a lifetime of fat shaming Kara Richardson Whitely thought she could do anything. After all, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro--three times! But now she's off the mountain and back home again, and there's one thing she just can't manage to do--lose weight. In many ways, Kara is living the life of everywoman, except that she's not everywoman...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In TOXIC WAIST, Dr. Bruce Blumberg reveals his landmark research as well as that by others in the field to show how hidden factors, such as environmental chemicals, might be important players in our 21st century obesity epidemic. According to leading-edge science, being overweight is not just the result of too many cheeseburgers and not enough exercise. A silent factor is contributing greatly to our obesity epidemic: "obesogens." These chemicals...
123) Super size me
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The raveling of the American obesity epidemic.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Readers know America is getting fatter but might not know that 75% of us may be overweight or obese by 2018, that children are at risk for obesity and diabetes as never before, or that obesity is the number one cause of the rise in our nation's health care costs. They might also believe, like many Americans, that obesity results from a lack of self-control. But people today work harder and take better care of their health than ever before. So how...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Tiger Greene was big, and he kept getting bigger. By age twelve, he was 250 pounds--and miserable. His joints hurt, he was at risk of grown-up medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease, and he was teased by other kids. One day, he decided to make a change. Within months of making simple but important swaps in his diet and working out twice a day, Tiger lost 60 pounds, cut his percentage of body fat in half, and got off...
132) Flabby Tabby
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
When a lively kitten joins the household, flabby Tabby embarks on a fitness program.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Ensure post-surgery success and win the weight loss battle for good. Packed with no-nonsense information on nutrition and transitional meal planning, and dozens of mouth-watering recipes, this guide gives you everything you need to win the weight loss battle.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Your diet is important for lots of reasons. A healthy diet helps your inside organs work better. It helps you think better. It even helps you feel happier. You don't have to be super thin like a TV actor or a model to look nice. Bodies come in all shapes and sizes. It's a lot more important to make sure your body is healthy. This book will tell how to eat a balanced diet--because you're worth it!"--P. [4] of cover.
140) Why are we fat?
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Obesity is the biggest health crisis on the planet. This documentary explains the reasons for rapid weight gain and looks at what people can do about it.
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