{"product_id":"world-is-fat-book-barry-popkin-9781583333136","title":"The World Is Fat","description":"\u003cb\u003e A compelling look at the global trends that have led to today's obesity crisis \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The planet's 1.6 billion overweight people by far outnumber the 700 million who are undernourished. This figure would have seemed ludicrous just fifty years ago. As a result of unprecedented trends in technology, globalization, government policy, and the food industry that are changing how we eat, drink, and move, we now live in a world populated by overweight people with debilitating health problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fascinating look at the striking changes in both our lifestyles and food system since World War I, Barry Popkin shows how present options for eating and drinking- especially when combined with a dramatic reduction in physical activity-are clashing with millions of years of evolution to fatten the human race. Popkin argues that widespread obesity-and the chronic health problems that contribute to the bulk of deaths in the world-is less a result of poor dietary choices than about a hi-tech, interconnected world in which governments and multinational corporations have extraordinary power to shape our everyday lives.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50392810651921,"sku":"CIN1583333134G","price":4.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51848604746001,"sku":"GOR009073614","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1583333134.jpg?v=1751119043","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/world-is-fat-book-barry-popkin-9781583333136","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}