summary, 5–6, 9
takeout/packaged foods, 89–91
Weight problems (overweight/obese)
blaming overweight people for, 46–47, 54, 139, 180
career and, 38–39, 41–44
denial and, 181–182
economics/health care costs, 48–50, 85, 195–196
human/individual costs, 50
linked health conditions, 9, 48–49, 83, 104, 106, 169
military and, 9–10, 52–53, 84, 187–188
obesity definitions, 48, 49
pay and, 41
sleep and, 152
statistics on, 48
stigma and, 41, 44–47, 51–52, 83–84, 182–183
women, 41, 44–45
See also specific diseases
Weight problems (overweight/obese children)
advertising/marketing and, 87, 88
bullying/teasing of, 51–52
doctors’ responsibilities and, 186
increasing numbers of, 8, 50–51
junk food consumption statistics, 84
junk food in schools and, 9, 188, 189
lack of exercise, 9, 84, 188, 189–190
linked conditions, 51
Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, 196
school food and, 188–189
statistics on, 50
sugary drinks, 9, 11, 67, 84, 87, 105–106, 189, 194, 201, 202, 204, 205, 210–211
Weight problems/solutions
anti-smoking campaign comparison, 199–200, 201, 202–203
changing cravings, 184–185
community design and, 190–191, 192, 205
conversations and, 3–4, 10–12, 54, 139–140, 180–181, 203
doctors’ responsibilities, 186–187
education, 107, 185–186, 187–189, 196, 198, 203–205
employers/employees and, 187
food environment changes, 107
food labels/information, 107, 185–186, 198
government and, 193–196, 197–198, 203–204
lawsuits/legal action and, 199, 200, 201
overview, 180–205
personal responsibility and, 84–85, 107
schoolchildren and, 187–190, 204–205
summary, 107, 203–205
Weight Watchers
David Kirchhoff and, 85, 92, 101, 154, 166, 172
spokespersons for, 159, 165
weight loss and, 66–67, 68, 73, 147, 151
WFSB-TV, 30–31, 143–144
When Harry Met Sally (film), 150
White, Kate, 145–146, 153, 182, 183–184, 225
Witt, Katarina, 175
World Without Cancer, A (Cuomo), 9
Yale Food Addiction Scale, 98
Zone Diet, 69