9781422288443

Contents

Introduction / 7

1. The Birth of a Nation? / 9

2. Energy Is the Key: An Introduction to Calories / 25

3. Variety Is the Spice of Life: Getting Your Essential Nutrients / 33

4. What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You: What’s Really in Fast Food / 53

5. Big Mac Nation Going Supersized / 71

6. Out of the Television . . . / 83

7. Fighting the Fast Food Habit: Can America Downsize? / 93

Series Glossary of Key Terms / 99

Further Reading / 101

For More Information / 102

Index / 103

About the Author and the Consultant / 104

Picture Credits / 104