Fat politics : the real story behind America's obesity epidemic / J. Eric Oliver.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-219) and index.

What is fat? -- How obesity became an epidemic disease -- Why we hate fat people -- Women, fat, and the sexual market -- Fat genes and the obesity blame game -- Food and weight gain: super sized misperceptions -- Sloth, capitalism, and the paradox of freedom -- Obesity policy: the fix is in -- Unmaking the obesity epidemic.