Fat land : how Americans became the fattest people in the world / Greg Critser.

By:

Critser, Greg

Publication details: Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Co., c2003.Description: vii, 232 p. : ill. ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0618164723 :

Subject(s):

Obesity -- United States

LOC classification:

RA645.O23 C75 2003

Summary: Critser engages every aspect of American life to determine how Americans have made themselves the second fattest people on the planet (after South Sea Islanders). "Fat Land" grapples with the expanding American waistline by tracing surprising connections among class, politics, culture, and economics.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Barcode
Books	American University in Dubai	American University in Dubai	Main Collection	RA 645 .O23 C75 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Copy Type:01 - Books	Available	636100

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-222) and index.

Critser engages every aspect of American life to determine how Americans have made themselves the second fattest people on the planet (after South Sea Islanders). "Fat Land" grapples with the expanding American waistline by tracing surprising connections among class, politics, culture, and economics.

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