Fat and Unhappy

More than seventy years after Americans dutifully embraced the low-fat diet in an era of industrialized food, a nation left fat, sick, and depressed three generations later are now desperately looking for answers to combat the twin epidemics of obesity and chronic disease. The contemporary phenomenon to promote “body positivity” under the banner of “health at every size,” however, is another corporate-sponsored movement to accept obesity and chronic illness as the new norm while fundamentally transforming our healthcare system into a sick care system. Big Food and Big Pharma have accomplished what Big Tobacco tried but failed: hook generations of consumers on biochemically addictive products and discredit the consequences. Everybody knows smoking kills. Few understand that cereal will too. The modern message of “body positivity” is an emotionally tempting doctrine to a public rightly frustrated by the guidance of the so-called “experts,” but in reality, it remains a trojan horse for the food and medical industries to prey on the physical insecurities and emotional turbulence of lifelong customers.

“Obesity and chronic disease are destroying the country! The healthy at any size/body positivity movements are manufactured by industry to support continued corporate profiteering off of our profoundly sick society! Tristan Justice and Gina Bontempo’s new book on the topic reveal this in gritty detail. It is an eye opening and enjoyable read that should be shared widely!” —Dr. Shawn Baker

“In Fat and Unhappy, Tristan Justice and Gina Bontempo do an outstanding job of discussing the motivations behind the ‘Healthy at Any Size’ movement. They expose the significant risks to individuals who follow this movement and highlight the extreme cost to society in treating obesity-related conditions. The authors offer common-sense solutions to our mental and physical health crisis, supporting their recommendations with sound science.

“I believe this is the most comprehensive book to date on the importance of metabolic health and its role in the well-being of our society. Justice and Bontempo tackle this sensitive topic with both compassion and wisdom, making it accessible and engaging for readers. I will be recommending this insightful and impactful book to my patients and family.” —Dr. Brian Lenzkes

“Our food is fake and it’s making us sick. In Fat and Unhappy, Tristan Justice and Gina Bontempo peel back the curtain on the true epidemic behind chronic disease: corporate greed. We should all love and respect our bodies for the miracle that they are, which is why we should say no more to the sick care system that profits off of Americans addicted to hyper-processed food-like products. Fat and Unhappy offers the blueprint to reform our food system, reshape our lifestyles, and reclaim our health in a manner of true ‘Body Positivity.’” —Courtney Swan, Realfoodology

“Fat and Unhappy exposes a dangerous reality: the food industry leverages our innate cravings to keep us hooked as consumers. In this essential guide, Tristan Justice and Gina Bontempo cut through the noise of the modern ‘body positivity’ movement, offering instead a powerful roadmap to help you think critically, get lean, and lift your spirits.” —Max Lugavere, Author of the New York Times bestselling Genius Foods