Losing It: America's Obsession with Weight and the Industry that Feedson It

By (author): "Laura Fraser"
Publish Date: May 1st 1998
Losing It: America's Obsession with Weight and the Industry that Feedson It
ISBN0525938915
ISBN139780525938910
AsinLosing It: America's Obsession with Weight and the Industry that Feedson It
Original titleLosing It: False Hopes and Fat Profits in the Diet Industry
This probing social and cultural history of our preoccupation with weight blows the whistle on a multi-billion dollar industry that feeds on insecurity. Laura Fraser demonstrates that far from helping most people lose weight, the vast agglomeration of diet profiteers contributes to both our weight obsession--and our obesity.