Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America’s Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

PART 1 BIOLOGY MISMATCHED WITH THE MODERN WORLD

1 Big Food, Big Money, Big People

2 Dietary Mayhem: What We Eat, Why We Eat, and the Impact

3 Spreading the American Gospel: On the Way to an Obese World

PART 2 THE TOXIC ENVIRONMENT

4 Exercise Mayhem: Unendangering Physical Activity

5 Television, Movies, Celebrities, and the Seduction of Children

6 Junk Food 101: Schools, Commercialism, and Unhealthy Eating

7 Soft Drinks 102: Schools and Unhealthy Beverages

8 Portions the Size of Cleveland

9 The Inexorable Economic March to Obesity

PART 3 CHANGING THINGS

10 The Food Industry and a National Nutrition Crisis: Trustworthy Ally or Troublesome Adversary?

11 Taking Decisive Action

Summary of Recommended Actions