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Jun 07 '08
Pros: History of fatness; some good fitness tips, some perspective on what got us here...
Cons: None.
Summary: I was browsing the bookshelves and stopped at a title that sounded intriguing. 2003's "Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World" by Greg Critser jumped out at me. The cover, showing a plump baby chowing down on pizza with a ...
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Mar 28 '06
Pros: Easy read, enjoyable, informative, and encouraging
Cons: Fat Land foreshadows a world in which human obesity will forever remain a global epidemic
Summary: Greg Critser's Fat Land (First Mariner Books, 2004, 232 pages) is a current affairs work that focuses on the sociology of how the United States of America came to be the most obese and unhealthy country in the world. This eye-opening exposé is ...
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Nov 17 '03
Pros: Those statistics will make you go hmmm
Cons: Big ole governmental conspiracy? I think not
Summary: In the US there is such an abundance of fast and convenient food. Just as quickly as this food was being introduced, the obesity rate in the US was rising. Greg Critser began investigating the rise of obesity when he himself was ordered to lose weight ...
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Aug 18 '03
Pros: A well-researched, multi-faceted perspective on the problem of obesity in America.
Cons: It's mostly up to us to find the solutions.
Summary: Greg Critser's 224-page essay offers a historical, sociological view of dieting, weight and exercise ...
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