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Does the obesity epidemic require radical countermeasures? Contrary to the obesity crusaders' belief, Diet Nation argues that we cannot overcome the obesity problem through legislation. The crusaders' solutions are blunt, heavy-handed and coercive policy instruments that punish both the producers and the consumers of foods and beverages - the obese, the fat, the slim and the thin - in the unscientific and unethical quest for the poisoned chalice of an obesity-free society. There is a significant cost to the current course of treatment for an illusory disease. But the cost is not merely monetary. The greatest cost will consist in the sacrifice of so many of our hard-won economic and political liberties on the altar of a misguided, unwinnable crusade.Product Identifiers
PublisherSocial Affairs Unit
ISBN-139781904863199
eBay Product ID (ePID)91002956
Product Key Features
SubjectHealthcare System
Publication Year2006
Number of Pages344 Pages
Publication NameDiet Nation: Exposing the Obesity Crusade
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorPatrick Basham, John Luik, Gio Gori
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height200 mm
Item Width140 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Luik, Gio Gori, Patrick Basham