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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2010-02-26

Books mentioned on 2. Is America's Obesity Epidemic For Real?

1 book · With Steven Levitt, Ezekiel Emanuel, Peggy Howell, Eric Oliver, Conrad Bloom, Brian Wansink · Listen

Americans keep putting on pounds. So is it time for a cheeseburger tax?

Stephen Dubner discussed Fat Politics by J. Eric Oliver.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Fat Politics

    J. Eric Oliver · at 10:43

    Discussed
    “Oliver has written a book called Fat Politics, the real story behind America's obesity epidemic.”
    Stephen Dubner 2. Is America's Obesity Epidemic For Real? 2010-02-26
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Passing Mindless Eating
“Brian Wansink is the author of Mindless Eating, and he's a researcher at Cornell who for years has been studying how we eat.”
Stephen Dubner 2. Is America's Obesity Epidemic For Real? 2010-02-26
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