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Karson, Jill

How Can the Obesity Epidemic Be Controlled?

80 pp. | ReferencePoint | October, 2016 | Library ISBN 978-1-68282-074-2 $29.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68282-075-9
(4) YA Issues in Society series. An introduction explicates this worldwide health problem. One chapter zeroes in on the mental and physical consequences of obesity and four subsequent chapters explore possible solutions: government regulation, education, marketing restrictions, taxation of sugary drinks and snacks. Generic color photos and occasional "Viewpoint" sections add interest to the dense prose and dull, textbook-like layout. Reading list, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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