The end of overeating : taking control of the insatiable American appetite / David A. Kessler.

The end of overeating : taking control of the insatiable American appetite / David A. Kessler.

9781605297859
1605297852

Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale, [2009]

New York : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan

©2009

English

xvi, 320 pages ; 24 cm

QP141 .E467 2009

613.2

Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food--when a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating, even when we know better. Dr. David Kessler, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented the food label and tackled the tobacco industry, now cracks the code of overeating by explaining how our bodies and minds are changed when we consume foods that contain sugar, fat, and salt. Food manufacturers create products by manipulating these ingredients to stimulate our appetites, setting in motion a cycle of desire and consumption that ends with a nation of overeaters. This book explains for the first time why it is exceptionally difficult to resist certain foods and why it's so easy to overindulge. Dr. Kessler's cutting-edge investigation offers new insights and helpful tools to help us find a solution.--From publisher description.

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