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8 Simple Rules for Eating Right and Staying Fit in a Supersized America

by Chris Katsaropollos & John Katsaropollos, M.D.

Americans shelled out more than $500 billion on our schizophrenic love-hate relationship with food. Clearly, something is seriously askew here. This is a problem that’s literally on everyone’s lips—and hips, but how did we get to this point? The answer, as it turns out, is more complex and fascinating than you might expect. 8 Simple Rules explores the cultural, economic, psychological and biological forces that conspire to make us the largest people on earth. 8 Simple Rules takes a personal approach to examining the ever-growing problem of obesity, and how the consumer can escape the horrific cycle. Focusing on the real-world challenges faced by everyday Americans in sub-chapters titled, Life in the Fat Lane, 8 Simple Rules drives home the lifestyle issues that threaten to turn our consumer quest for “more” into an epidemic. In an effort to point out the problems as well as provide the solution, the sub-chapter Doctor's Orders: Antidote To Living Large provides actual diet advice for a slimmer lifestyle.