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Small Is Beautiful : Economics As If People Mattered
by E F Schumacher
Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil
by Michael C Ruppert
Heat
by George Monbiot
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser
George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography
by Webster Griffin Tarpley
(This list is ongoing)
Posted in Corporate Accountability, advertisting, childhood obesity, fast food, marketing, obesity on October 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A recently released government backed, large scale study of obesity in the UK has concluded that modern life is to blame; specifically the proliferation of ‘energy-dense, cheap foods, labour-saving devices, motorised transport and sedentary work.’ There is a call towards more government accountability in terms of tackling the issue directly and not just placing [...]
