# Fat Wars

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- Authors: [Ellen Ruppel Shell](https://www.bookquiver.com/ellen-ruppel-shell)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2004-01-13

## Description

We are facing a gathering health crisis of epic proportions. The crisis is obesity and the diseases linked to it – hypertension, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. While multinational drug companies race to find a cure, the problem only worsens, with experts declaring thatthe UK is the second most obese nation on the planet and that 31,000 death a year in Britain are obesity-related. In a rare blend of cutting-edge science, history and personal stories, Shell builds a compelling narrative culminating in a thought-provoking – and radical – call to arms. This is the definitive account of how the western world got fat – and what we can do about it. ‘A fascinating book… Shell has a droll manner and narrative gift that transforms the most unpromising chapters of obesity R&D into observant little dramas… An illuminating history of overweight’ — Catherine Bennett, Guardian ‘A real steel magnolia of a book. A political fist clenched inside a scientific glove. Charmingly written with plenty of human interest and colour, its underlying message is nonetheless clear and radical.’ — Jerome Burne, Financial Times

## Editions

### Fat Wars

- Publisher: atlantic_books
- ISBN: 978-18-4354-142-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2004-01-13
- Language: en_GB