The End of Overeating
Taking control of our insatiable appetite
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2009
Summary
You are what you eat. But is what you’re eating controlling you?
Uncover the truth behind our food addiction - and learn how to break the cycle
Many of us find ourselves powerless in the front of a bag of crisps, a packet of biscuits, the last slice of pizza. Why is it that we simply can’t say no?
In The End of Overeating, David Kessler, the man who took on the tobacco industry, exposes how modern food manufacturers have hijacked the brains of millions by turn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141047812 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014104781X |
| Author: | David Kessler |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2009 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Fascinating … an exploration of us
Fascinating … an exploration of us * New York Times *
Disturbing, thought-provoking, and important * Anthony Bourdain, author of ‘Kitchen Confidential’ *
No ordinary diet book * New Scientist *
The End of Overeating is an invaluable contribution to the national conversation about the catastrophe that is the modern American diet * Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food *
David Kessler
David A. Kessler, MD, is a paediatrician who served as commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration. He has also been the dean of the medical schools at Yale and the University of California, San Francisco.
During his tenure at the FDA, he introduced several new initiatives, including:
- Regulation of the marketing and sale of tobacco products to children
- Nutrition labelling for food
- Preventive controls to improve food safety
Kessler has received numerous accolades for his contributions to public health. In April 2008, the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, recognized him as the ‘2008 National Hero’ for his leadership as the nation’s top drug regulator and his courage in challenging the U.S. tobacco industry.
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