Interview of Dr. Kessler, author of The End of Overeating

I think Kessler’s book is one of the most important books of the decade, as far as the health conversation goes. I think the root of the obesity problem is fundamentally a political/ethical/economic issue, in terms of the profit motive having generated a Frankensteinian monster now totally out of control. It’s very hard to fight the tide of hyper-engineered food. And unless something drastic happens, or some enlightened leadership appears, I don’t seen the trend of “conditioned hypereating” reversing in this lifetime. Perhaps something like what happened to the tobacco industry could happen.

Just trying to save “one starfish at a time” as the story goes.