Book description
In
The Fattening of America,
renowned health economist Eric Finkelstein, along with business writer
Laurie Zuckerman, reveal how the U. S. economy has become the driving
force behind our expanding waistlines. Blending theory, research, and
engaging personal anecdotes the authors discuss how declining food
costs-especially for high-calorie, low-nutrient foods-and an increasing
usage of technology, which make Americans more sedentary, has
essentially led us to eat more calories than we burn off. Eric A.
Finkelstein, PhD, MHA,
is a nationally acclaimed expert on the subject of economics and
obesity. He is a health economist with the research organization RTI
International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and teaches
health economics at Duke University. His work focuses on the economic
causes and consequences of health-related behaviors, with a primary
emphasis on obesity. Finkelstein has published over thirty peer-reviewed
articles on the economics of obesity and related behaviors. His research
has been featured on the front page of USA Today
and has been covered in the Economist
, the New York Times
, Forbes
, the Washington Post
, and many other newspaper, radio, and television outlets.
Laurie Zuckerman left her corporate PR job in 1999 to make
writing her full-time career. She contributes columns and feature
articles to a number of business journals and lifestyle magazines, and
writes for businesses ranging from Fortune 500s to startups, with a
focus on health care, high tech, and business.
