LEADER 02644nam 22004813 450 001 9910163885503321 005 20230725063027.0 010 $a1-60529-087-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000875661 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6061428 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6061428 035 $a(OCoLC)959872896 035 $a(BIP)027759048 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000875661 100 $a20210901d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Hundred Year Diet $eAmerica's Voracious Appetite for Losing Weight 210 1$aGordonsville :$cPotter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2010. 215 $a1 online resource (333 pages) 311 $a1-60529-011-4 330 8 $aA lively cultural history of the American weight loss industry that explores the origins of our obsession with dietingAs a nation battling an obesity epidemic, we spend more than 35 billion annually on diets and diet regimens. Our weight is making us sick, unhappy, and bigger than ever, and we are willing to hand over our hard-earned money to fix the problem. But most people don't know that the diet industry started cashing in long before the advent of the Whopper.The Hundred Year Diet is the story of America's preoccupation with diet, deprivation, and weight loss. From the groundbreaking measurement of the calorie to World War I voluntary rationing to the Atkins craze, Susan Yager traces our relationship with food, weight, culture, science, and religion. She reveals that long before America became a Fast Food Nation or even a Weight Loss Nation, it was an Ascetic Nation, valuing convenience over culinary delight.Learn how one of the best-fed countries in the world developed some of the worst nutritional habits, and why the respect for food evident in other nations is lacking in America. Filled with food history, cultural trivia, and unforgettable personalities, The Hundred Year Diet sheds new light on an overlooked piece of our weight loss puzzle: its origins. 517 $aHundred Year Diet 606 $aWeight loss--United States--History 610 $aWeight Loss 610 $aReducing Diets 610 $aPharmaceutical Industry 610 $aHealth & Fitness 610 $aBusiness & Economics 615 0$aWeight loss--United States--History. 676 $a613.2/5 700 $aYager$b Susan$01236287 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163885503321 996 $aThe Hundred Year Diet$92870775 997 $aUNINA