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.

Perfect read for struggling over eaters

One of the most insightful Reeves that I've been gone through on this platform. It has a lot of great material, studies and info, and the end of the book has a lot of practical help for anyone who suffers from overeating or stress eating or anything inside of that vein.

Awesome....I’m listening again right now.

This book is mind opening. It truly shows how the food industry is working against us strictly for monetary gains. This author helps by giving insight, as well as strategy to overcome and end overeating.

A real eye opener

Read this if you want a concrete way to change your relationship with food and become healthier. You don’t have to be driven by cravings because there are options. As Dave Ramsey says about money management: “Live like no one else so you can live like no one else.”

Really a fresh look at the subject

I reccomended it to patients whom it helped them to actually lose weight. Good especially for those with knowledge of evidence based science. Very well written, with a positive outlook.

Amazing

Would you consider the audio edition of The End of Overeating to be better than the print version?

I listened to the audio version while driving to and from work, and now use the print edition for reference, so I'm not sure that one is necessarily better than the other - they each serve a separate purpose for me.

Which scene was your favorite?

I really appreciated all of the advice on how to change eating behavior. I think there were some useful tools presented, and that is definitely a section of the book that I will listen to again.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I looked forward to sitting in traffic so I could learn more, so yes, I would say that is true.

Any additional comments?

Don't listen to the book when you're hungry, especially in the chapters where he is describing restaurant food. I had to stop listening a few times when it was making me want sugar on fat on sugar on fat on salt on fat. Generally speaking though, the material was fascinating, and while some of it was obvious, I didn't realize that there was such a focused effort on manufacturing foods that would make me want more of them. I was a little naive about that - I actually thought most of the manufacturing and processing of foods was driven by cost (ingredients are cheaper) or improvements in technology. Or maybe it's really about ALL of that. At any rate, it was thought-provoking and has given me a better understanding of what ingredients may be doing for the flavor of food, and what they might be doing to my children and me.