Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-315) and index.
Contents:
The general principle: "eat less/do more" -- Energy balance vs. fat storage -- Is a calorie a calorie? -- Greed and sloth, or something else? -- What happens if we try to eat less/do more? -- The calorie formula: "to lose one pound of fat ..." -- What is one pound of fat? -- Where does the calorie formula come from? -- Is the calorie formula true? -- The diet advice: "eat less fat; base your meals on starchy foods" -- Why did we change our diet advice? -- What did we change our advice to? -- What is our current diet advice? -- Have we reviewed the U-turn? -- "Eat less fat" -- "Base our meals on starchy foods" -- "Do more" -- the role of exercise -- How can we stop the obesity epidemic? -- Conflicts of interest -- The organisational design of obesity management.
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