Over the past two decades, rates of adult and childhood obesity in the developed world have risen sharply. By the year 2000, 65% of the United States population

Over the past two decades, rates of adult and childhood obesity in the developed world have risen sharply. By the year 2000, 65% of the United States population

The consumption and distribution of food, as well as its production, has become a major public policy issue over the past few decades; what we eat is no longer

This volume summarizes the findings and insights of obesity-related research from the full range of social sciences including anthropology, economics, governmen

In a world where obesity has now reached epidemic proportions, a thorough understanding of the underlying causes of the problem is essential if society, public