SUMMARY - Fat Chance: Beating The Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, And Disease By Robert H. Lustig

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. As you read this summary, you will learn how consumer society has shaped your food cravings, making you "addicted" to sugar at the same time. You will also learn : that sugar has taken hold of all your food without you even noticing it; that the food industries decide what you eat; that sugar has harmful effects on your health that are not always visible; that you can act on the sugar curse by learning more about what you eat; that you can change your eating habits in a simple and economical way. In twenty years, the number of obese people in the world has exploded and is becoming one of the major health problems in the western world. Yes, the population moves much less and eats much more than before. However, the real concern lies behind the sugar problem. Sugar is now found in virtually all industrial food products. Of course, the United States of America has the highest number of overweight people. However, the "American way of life" has finally reached the whole world. So how can you fight the sugar invasion on your plates and how can you develop better eating habits?