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The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food?when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it?s harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating?even when we know better. When we want so badly to say "no," why do we continue to reach for food?
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Dr. David Kessler, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented the food label and tackled the tobacco industry, now reveals how the food industry has hijacked the brains of millions of Americans. The result? America?s number-one public health issue. Dr. Kessler cracks the code of overeating by explaining how our bodies and minds are changed when we consume foods that contain sugar, fat, and salt. Food manufacturers create products by manipulating these ingredients to stimulate our appetites, setting in motion a cycle of desire and consumption that ends with a nation of overeaters. The End of Overeating explains for the first time why it is exceptionally difficult to resist certain foods and why it?s so easy to overindulge.
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Dr. Kessler met with top scientists, physicians, and food industry insiders. The End of Overeating uncovers the shocking facts about how we lost control over our eating habits?and how we can get it back. Dr. Kessler presents groundbreaking research, along with what is sure to be a controversial view inside the industry that continues to feed a nation of overeaters?from popular brand manufacturers to advertisers, chain restaurants, and fast food franchises.
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For the millions of people struggling with weight as well as for those of us who simply don't understand why we can't seem to stop eating our favorite foods, Dr. Kessler?s cutting-edge investigation offers new insights and helpful tools to help us find a solution.
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There has never been a more thorough, compelling, or in-depth analysis of why we eat the way we do.
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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-21-2009

Best "diet" there is!!

Dieters are always in search of the diet that will work for them. Once the pounds are taken off, people proceed to put them back on. This book details the reasons people cannot keep weight off and also offers insight as to why obesity is at an all-time high. I would love to see this book made...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-19-2009

Worthless

This book is incredibly repititous. Most of its messages are those one reads in every nutrition/diet book in the world.Scan this book while standing in the bookstore to see if any chapter appeals to you. Don't buy it, take it home and find that there is really nothing new.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-18-2009

Absolutely fabulous!

Others have already reviewed this book in great detail, so I will simply praise its straight-forward, yet deep, explanations and insightful observations of our current problem with overeating. As for whether Kessler's strategies will ultimately help people overcome the addiction to sugar, fat,...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-18-2009

Carrot or carrot cake?

I don't eat at McDonald's or Chili's or the Cheesecake Factory. I've trained myself to look the other way. I don't buy Snicker's bars anymore. Soft white bread, so like a snuggle with Mom, is off limits. So, too, are white rice and pasta. I don't watch television; therefore, I'm no longer...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-17-2009

Fatties take notice

I hope this doesn't come off as a mean spirited review. I didn't intend it to be. The current national debate on health care has elevated the importance of the topic of overeating because, I believe, obesity is the leading root cause of poor health in America. So many people look to the...

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