Fat Nation: A History of Obesity in America

by Jonathan Engel

Book Overview

The estimated annual health care cost of obesity-related illness in the United States is $190 billion, with countless more costs in lost mobility, vigor, and life-years. Here, Jonathan Engel reviews the sources of the problem as they have developed over the past 70 years and offers a realistic plan for helping address obesity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538117746
• ISBN13: 9781538117743
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"