{"product_id":"the-world-is-fat-barry-popkin-9781583333815","title":"The World Is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race","description":"\u003cb\u003e A compelling look at the global trends that have led to today's obesity crisis \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The planet's 1.6 billion overweight people by far outnumber the 700 million who are undernourished. This figure would have seemed ludicrous just fifty years ago. As a result of unprecedented trends in technology, globalization, government policy, and the food industry that are changing how we eat, drink, and move, we now live in a world populated by overweight people with debilitating health problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fascinating look at the striking changes in both our lifestyles and food system since World War II, Barry Popkin shows how present options for eating and drinking- especially when combined with a dramatic reduction in physical activity-are clashing with millions of years of evolution to fatten the human race. Popkin argues that widespread obesity-and the chronic health problems that contribute to the bulk of deaths in the world-is less a result of poor dietary choices than about a hi-tech, interconnected world in which governments and multinational corporations have extraordinary power to shape our everyday lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Popkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583333819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583333815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"Barry Popkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829598384383,"sku":"9781583333815","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06ca0b30-268c-48d4-b068-4f1889ad37c7.jpg?v=1708451196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-is-fat-barry-popkin-9781583333815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}