An original and provocative look at obesity - why it occurs and what can be done to stop it.
According to the world health organisation:
- The UK is the second most obese nation on the planet
- One in five British adults is obese
- Two-thirds of men and half of women are overweight
- 31,000 British deaths last year are obesity-related
- Health and fitness clubs are booming, with 6 million members in Britain, while millions more are dieting
'The Hungry Gene' takes an unflinching look at the spread of obesity, perhaps the most vexing scientific mystery of our time. Weaving cutting-edge science, history and personal stories, acclaimed science writer Ellen Ruppel Shell reveals the existence of a gene that causes obesity and looks at how medicine deals with the fat crisis with radical surgical techniques.
Gripping and provocative, 'The Hungry Gene' is the unsettling account of how the western world got fat - and how we can beat obesity before it fattens us.
