Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, examines the health problems associated with obesity, looks at some of the reasons why people become overweight, and discusses the problem of discrimination against people society considers too big.
Content Note
Introduction -- Two epidemics -- Not all bodies are the same -- The poor get fat, the rich get thin? -- Big targets: advertising and America's obesity epidemic -- Life is different if you're fat -- No easy answers -- Glossary -- Further reading -- For more information -- Index -- Picture credits -- Biographies.