But The Obesity Myth is not just a compelling argument, grounded in the latest scientific research it’s also a provocative, wry exposé of the culture that feeds on our self-defeating war on fat. And contrary to what the fifty-billion-dollar-per-year weight-loss industry would have us believe medical science has not yet come up with a way to make people thin.Īfter years spent scrutinizing medical studies and interviewing leading doctors, scientists, eating- disorder specialists, and psychiatrists, Professor Paul Campos is here to lead the backlash against weight hysteria-and to show that we can safeguard our health without obsessing about the numbers on the scale. Every day, we are bombarded with dire warnings about America’s "obesity epidemic." Close to half of the adult population is dieting, obsessed with achieving an arbitrary "ideal weight." Yet studies show that a moderately active larger person is likely to be far healthier (and to live longer) than someone who is thin but sedentary. Is your weight hazardous to your health? According to public-health authorities, 65 percent of us are overweight.
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