Weight in America / Wexler, Barbara

This book brings together information from academic and governmental sources on every aspect of overweight, obesity, and eating disorders, including their prevalence in the United States.

Contains studies, surveys, and statistics on issues related to weight in America, covering weight and physical health, dietary treatment for overweight and obesity, political, legal, and social cocerns, and other topics.

Contains information and statistics on topics related to weight in America, looking at changing notions of ideal body weight throughout history, and covering weight and physical health, the influence of mental health and culture, diet and nutrition among children and adolescents, obesity treatments and remedies, related economic, political, legal, and social issues, and diet and weight loss.