![]() ![]() Change begins with a fresh perspective and a clearer vision of what we need to do."-,Provided by publisher. ![]() Ending it requires solutions that transcend individual behavior. Like cholera and typhoid in the 19th century, obesity is a public health crisis. ![]() A Big Fat Crisis offers concrete solutions, arguing that the most important and modifiable steps in the chain of events that leads to obesity are at the point of purchase and the point of consumption. They represent, in short, a paradigm-shift in how we approach the problem of obesity-and the solution. ![]() Her conclusions contradict conventional wisdom and widely held expert opinion, and go against our own intuitive beliefs about the way we eat. He reveals that overproduction of insulin in the body is the root cause of obesity and obesity-related illnesses including type 2 diabetes, and offers robust scientific. 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. In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr Jason Fung sets out a groundbreaking new theory: that obesity is caused by our hormones, rather than a lack of self-control. Cohen has created a work of nonfiction that will transform the national conversation surrounding the weight crisis in this country and throughout the world. We count calories and exercise regularly, yet still the pounds won’t budge. ![]()
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