KLEIN, RICHARD — Eat Fat

Picador. 1997. (ISBN: 9780330342933). Hardcover. Hardback with D/J in good condition. 1997 Picador edition. Richard Klein discusses why despite ever greater efforts to be thin, western populations are generally fatter than in previous years. Explores the origins and uses of the word fat and the concepts associated with it, suggesting that people should in fact treasure fat in their diets. Eat Fat is a perverse, delightful and ingenious celebration of fat. In it Richard Klein argues against dieting and against our culture's obsession with weight; as the Western world appears to be getting fatter and dieticians are getting richer he wonders whether there is a good reason for fat as he delights in all its forms, shapes and sizes. "This is a splendid blast against fattism. Anyone carrying an ounce of the stuff will be cheered by Klein's assault" Peter McKay, Mail on Sunday; "A witty and informed look at the skinny emperors of dieting" Independent. Used: Acceptable.