The End of Overeating

Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

De: David A. Kessler MD M.D. M.D.

Narrado por: Blair Hardman

Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food -- when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating -- even when we know better. When we want so badly to say "no," why do we continue to reach for food?

Dr. David Kessler, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented the food label and tackled the tobacco industry, cracks the code of overeating by explaining how our bodies and minds are changed when we consume foods that contain sugar, fat, and salt. Food manufacturers create products by manipulating these ingredients to stimulate our appetites, setting in motion a cycle of desire and consumption that ends with a nation of overeaters. The End of Overeating explains for the first time why it is exceptionally difficult to resist certain foods and why it's so easy to overindulge.

Dr. Kessler presents groundbreaking research, along with what is sure to be a controversial view inside the industry that continues to feed a our nation -- from popular brand manufacturers to advertisers, chain restaurants, and fast food franchises. Dr. Kessler's cutting-edge investigation offers new insights and useful tools to help us find a solution. There has never been a more thorough, compelling, or in-depth analysis of why we eat the way we do.©2009 David A. Kessler, M.D.; (P)2009 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

You will question what you eat and why forever

A great book that will change the way you approach food and think about food, how it is made, how the industry makes money off of you, and why you eat what you eat.

I have referred multiple friends to this book and it has changed my relationship with food and the industry as a whole.

A little too descriptive

In the first half of this book, the writer extensively describes how the food industry markets and designs food to tempt us. The unfortunate side effect for me (which goes to prove his point) was that I became obsessed with food while listening to the first part of this book, and I overate compulsively as a result! Eventually I stopped the book for a week or two, let myself break away and stop overeating, and finally came back and finished listening to it. Overall the book does not provide any great new breakthrough of how to eat well or manage overeating, but it suggests reliable and perhaps under-utilized methods.

Really helpful book

I loved this educational and interesting book. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has a challenge with their weight.

Makes Me Think Twice About Eating Out

If you want a reason to stop eating at chain restaurants, this is it! Well written, well read book about all the things restaurants do to make us eat more and come back. Whether you like it or not, it will change the way you view food.

Phenomenal resource! We are so lucky and blessed dr. David has written this book!

Such a phenomenal resource for us all and this has actively helped me make better choices. This is better than a diet or magic pill. thank you thank you thank you for this book - for this thorough resource for your dedication - everyone please read this book !!!