''The New American Diet'' (
Rodale, 2009) is a diet book about the effects of "
obesogens" on the human body, along with a prescriptive diet plan to reverse what the authors call "The Obesogen Effect." Author
Stephen Perrine (former editorial creative director of
''Men's Health'', and former editor-in-chief of ''
Best Life'') and co-author Heather Hurlock (former health editor of ''Best Life'') research and discuss the link between obesogens and the
American obesity crisis, as well as increases in rates of
diabetes,
depression,
heart disease
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,
declining birth rates
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and
sperm counts, and
autism
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.
Obesogens are described as natural and artificial endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in the food and water supply.
References
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Dieting books