15 May 2009 - 16:37The End Of Overeating
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The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite List Price: $25.95 Sale Price: $14.17 Ud From: $8.99 Average Rating:   |
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Most feels fall spell food wn slice pizza io half pie, handful chips leads bag. harder understand sm halt eating wn better. Wn badly "no," continue reach food? Dr. David Kessler, dynamic fr FDA commissioner reinvented food label tackled tobacco industry, reveals food industry hijacked brains millions Americans. result? America number-one public health issue. Dr. Kessler cracks code overeating explaining bodies minds changed wn consume foods contain sugar, fat, salt. Food manufacturers create products manipulating ingredients stimulate appetites, setting motion cycle desire consumption nation overeaters. The End of Overeating explains time exceptionally difficult resist cn foods simple overindulge. Dr. Kessler met scientists, physicians, food industry insiders. The End of Overeating uncovers shocking fs lost control eating habits back. Dr. Kessler ps groundbreaking research, controversial view inside industry tt continues feed nation overeaters popular brand manufacturers advertisers, chain restaurants, fast food franchises. For millions people struggling weight te simply comprehend can't cease eating favorite foods, Dr. Kessler cutting-edge investigation offers insights helpful tools help solution. There nr bn me thorough, compelling, in-depth analysis eat do.
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The author, pediatrician, commissioner Food & Drug Admin. ur President Geo. HW Bush & Clinton; dean medical schools Yale Univ. Calif., San Francisco See paragraph: constantly wondering author discuss attempts, lack thereof, lg time head U.S. Food & Drug Admin. stop massive Food's shocking chemicals, preservatives, additives, ss dangerous unhealthy non-food "junk" contaminates food supply. nr word at it. address efforts thwart unhealthy stripping dn refining food, dramatic rise various forms sugars bg added "food products" resulting epidemic obesity, diabetes, lg list chronic illnesses. Most book discussed addictive nature sugar, fat & salt people eat -- te ingredients lead people crave me sugar, fat & salt. What learned: The #1 remember book tidbit, hit or head brick: * Starbucks Strawberries & Cream drink 18 TEASPOONS SUGAR IT. Yes, EIGHTEEN, ar 17. believe Coke = 8 teaspoons sugar. The author spent time offered evidence layering sugar, fat & salt processed & restaurant foods. Mt times te multiple forms eh -- it's sugar, fat & salt, mt fat fat sugar salt fat sugar, se combo. bad, TT bad. I vy id info "food cues", wh ag reminds particular food eating location. huge pm me, specificially seeing TV ads flyers junk mail wh he VY strong affect crave pizza. Food marketing explored -- kw EXACTLY tt people respond sight favorite fast food location, whatever. Everyone ks artificial chemical additives -- extent te substances available use, especially mimic natural flavors. ts JUNK marketed processed food world surprising. Many times reading book lost phrases "salient stimuli" (huh?). My quotes "experts" sd le ... idea wt person trying convey. It wasn't ul page 213 249 page book author referred refined white flours & various forms sugars (refined carbohydrates) vs. healthy we grains complex carbs, te appetite-satisfying foods Huge solution overeating. Tt lost author le credibility me. I ao he se Kessler's time head Food & Drug Admin. presidents didn't sit me. continually wondered wn he'd discuss efforts role watchdog U.S.'s food supply address refining carbohydrates increase massive Food's profits, extend shelf life processed food, etc. Nr talked at it. sl wondering what, anything, ts we food processors crazy adding tons sugar, fat, chemicals artificial JUNK America's food supply, quest boost sales Me massive profit. resulting epidemic obesity, diabetes, diseases? food processors restaurants don't care, fm wt reading, politicians government cowed food lobbies contribution money tt eating healthy avoiding disease.
I he read explanations so-called "obesity epidemic" U.S. phenomenon undoubtedly multifactorial, contributors including success anti-smoking public health campaigns consequent postcessation weight gain, aging population, ethnic shifts increase representation gs ls cultural emphasis thinness, list few. Overeating, however, cy key. The le question increases caloric intake lead increases weight he now? happened food supply marketed, receptive? The End of Overeating brilliant account food manufacturers, restaurants, advertising industry conspired manipulate salt, fat, sugar content foods, mouth feel, portion size, appearance, etc. maximize availability palatability. products -- on food conventional sense -- designed tested coopt brain reward mechanisms evolved help survive dt conditions. result Kessler calls "conditioned hypereating." Te oe bn advantage eating berries bush context perpetual overabundance. It's setup addiction tt se resist my cannot. Unfortunately Kessler's proposed solution -- essentially behavior modification based perceptual shift combined food industry error ws -- compelling tn analysis problem. Kessler, recall, devoted mh career FDA Commissioner exposing tobacco industry's malevolence, wh documented book tellingly entitled Question Intent: American Battle Deadly Industry. researcher smoking/nicotine addiction author book intended help women smokers struggle control weight kp depression bay quit (Life Cigarettes: Women Smoke Quit, Look Great, Manage Yr Weight), kept ag mf Kessler willing food industry pass. Ds intent food industry diabolical profit-driven, ah The End of Overeating rife wh evidence contrary? hope rt tt re-educating wl huge impact (maybe they've learned watching travails tobacco industry), pardon skepticism. Lest ae tk Americans brought troubles un th laziness lack discipline, signs "obesity epidemic" tg pandemic, sd surprised? laws human biology suspended national borders, U.S. bleeding edge, live global culture. point: raising concerns obesity isn't intent (nor Kessler's) endorse socially-engineered preference thinness propels many, especially women, self-hatred and/or undernutrition. issue obesity health problem. kw something's amiss ads aimed diabetics, peddling products tt diabetes look fun, mainstream.
The Kindle wg table contents. However, Endnotes, account 30% book keyed text. seen paper version, maybe that's technical difference bn notes footnotes.
I expected bit me Dr. David Kessler, foremost authority health issues medical Doctor boot. there's ng particularly wrong at content book, title extremely misleading. Oy short chapter book en discusses subject (ending overeating), tn Dr. Kessler's suggestion "eat sensibly" "avoid temptation". Gee, mom cd told that. Ce it, did. 9/10s book consist information interviews Kessler strung tr food restaurant industries, cy interesting. ds DOUBT tt restaurants serve fattening foods? se halcyon time human history, 30 50 ys back, restaurants served portions fresh, natural foods? so, don't remember then. BTW: fat -- fat -- eating Chez Panisse yr local fancy French restaurant. Calories worse they're attached junk food vs. "gourmet" foods. Applebee's Outback Steakhouse Chili's serve heavily processed junk -- doubt at -- people eat there? 1-2 times week maybe. tk ry blame them, MacDonald's (as "Supersize Me"), sl minority people money eat ey meal out. eat me tn before? Yes -- women time, home cook nutritious meals. ae addressing this, solution doesn't force women be Ozzie & Harriet-type housewives. These chapters -- fascinated learn woman invented Cinnabons (possibly concentrated fat sugar junk single food item) beset wh eating disorders. many, my descriptions mouth-wateringly delicious foods (cookies, milkshakes, candy, fried dumplings) recommend strongly Dr. Kessler hf (a fr fattie, we weight flucuates) jonesing eat foods. I love food, honestly my describes appeal ty him, individuals interviews. te LOT me individual variation acknowledges. example, interviews fr people, various "irresistible foods" le Snicker bars. 2 fat women, struggling tr overwhelming desire eat. 1 woman, constant struggle eating wt likes compulsive dieting stay thin. tn exhibits desire ts food display. Kessler questions sd MALE "turned on" chocolate-y treats, females are, analyze ages women (are ty menopausal? hormones birth control pills?) responsibilities (do they've buy food family, cook, etc.?) wh female body (metabolism, hormones, age, socialization, media imagery, dieting) play role. Physician researcher, ss oddly incurious -- again, makes wonder mh struggles resisting foods Tiny at real scientific research. If solution "eat less...eat sensibly...exercise more", I'm afraid ts book added zero obesity debate. age this, vast majority obese people (even te medical issues) he failed it. changes meant food industry, well, restaurant Applebees Mickey fanciest French eatery "lite" menu diet selections...fast food serve salads, grilled chicken yogurt. apparently fatter (as population) wn served french fries (fried beef lard, less) milkshakes. customers don't or lo-cal selections (or do, gag tasteless crap tn promptly or dessert). Sorry, Dr. Kessler, advice bn tried -- fd total failure. Try harder nt time. superior books ts subject scientific POV. Also, sl ms book club stated slavering, drooling descriptions fatty foods enticing, book actually me tm WT run indulge -- pretty mh opposite wt assume intent. Conclusion: FAIL
The book, OVEREATING...lays susinct respond foods - especially prepared foods engage behaviors resonable people fm eating appropriately. strongly suggest book struggled weight.
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