Editorial Review:

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.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Struggle With Mean Streets of Fast Food Avenue? Read This Book.:

The End of Overeating is an eye opening book. If you struggle with any pull toward the things you know you should not eat, the things that make you feel awful after you slurp them down and yet you eat every bite, you need to read this book.
Dr. Kessler looks into the science of hyper-palatable foods and then he investigates the psychology. It was fascinating and horrifying to realize that certain foods are as addictive to the brain as some heavy duty street drugs.
The scientific information can... more info

Great analysis, but poor on the solutions:

Obesity and the health issues that accompany it have long been a subject of intense discussion in the Western world, where the abundance of super-cheap and highly processed foods has been linked to many health disorders. David Kessler's, The End of Overeating is an important addition to the books written on the subject - why, we shall come to a little later.
Kessler has the background to take on this complex subject having served as commissioner at the US Food and Drug Administration. He is also a man... more info

No wonder Americans are so fat:

We eat too much and it's too much of the wrong stuff. Dr. Kessler does a pretty good job at explaining in layman's terms why we are so fat and it's so hard for most of us to stop eating.
I especially liked the following about this book:
**Dr. Kessler's clear explanation of why it's so hard for us to resist food. The sugar/fat/salt combination of many foods wrecks havoc with our internal mechanisms. Dr. Kessler calls this `hypereating.'
**detailed descriptions of restaurant food. I knew... more info

Wasted text:

Very disappointed in the book. Good information. Mixtures of salt, fat and sugar are very bad for me. Restaurants and the food industry are out to addict me to food to make more money. But 46+ chapters to tell me this? Over and over and over again? Please!

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