David A. Kessler’s book The End of Overeating trots out many of
the usual bad guys. Hi added
sugar, fat, and salt! I’m looking
at you! He goes over the cultural
shifts that have encouraged us to become larger. He points to food industry practices that don’t help
us. He also discusses underlying
brain chemistry in nice small words.
It’s a good introduction to all the reasons why we find it so
challenging to eat enough of the right foods and not too much. That takes up about two thirds of the
book.
The final third discusses what to
do about it. He suggests regaining
control over our behavior through awareness, competing behavior, competing
thoughts, support, and emotional learning. Most of those things should look familiar to us.
Overall, it is an engaging,
personal, and personable book.
Depending on what you already know, it might be extremely
informative. I found it useful as
a reminder about taking personal responsibility in the face of much societal
pressure.
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