The Obesity Epidemic; Science, Morality and Ideology.

OVERVIEW
"The Obesity Epidemic, Science, Morality and Ideology" is not light reading. The authors, university physical educators in Australia, have packed an enormous amount of research and thought into this volume. Their premises are:

• 1. The obesity epidemic has been hyped and blown out of proportion,
• 2. Scientific uncertainties have been papered over with unsupported assumptions.
• 3. The rush to `fix' the epidemic is likely to lead to policies which are unwise, unnecessary, wasteful and possibly counter-productive.