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The Psychology of Overeating: Food and the Culture of Consumerism
Author: Kima Cargill ID: 1472581083

Review

Psychologist Kima Cargill takes a tough, critical look at today’s consumerist culture from the perspective of research as well as of observations drawn from her clinical experience with patients struggling with weight issues. To stop overeating in today’s food environment means finding effective ways to counter the many moral, political, economic, and social imperatives to consume. The ideas in this book should inspire readers to think of obesity in an entirely different way–more as the result of a consumerist society than of individual weakness. — Marion Nestle, New York University

Kima Cargill’s work is at the forefront of the intersection of clinical psychology and food studies, bringing to the field the insights of hands on practice and the objective humanistic analysis current among food scholars. She is among the very few academics who understands modern eating disorders within the broader perspective of food culture. This book promises to bridge what is an enormous gulf between theory and practice and will prove to be essential reading for working psychologists and students of food in America. She writes with panache and verve in a way that will be accessible to general readers and professionals alike. (University of the Pacific, USA Ken Albala)

An important contribution to food studies scholarship, as no other work covers quite the same territory. Cargill’s discussion connecting consumerism in its broadest sense to food consumption is a unique, impressive contribution to contemporary discussions of food and health in the United States. — Amy Bentley, New York University

Book Description

A lively interdisciplinary text which brings together perspectives from clinical psychology and food studies to examine overeating as a contemporary cultural problem.

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Hardcover: 216 pagesPublisher: Bloomsbury Academic (October 22, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1472581083ISBN-13: 978-1472581082 Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.7 x 9.8 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

I read this book because I saw that Marion Nestle reviewed it. It’s a great book that looks at American consumerism, not just overeating, but overspending as well. It’s very critical of the food industry and shows many of the ways they trick people into eating more. This is not a diet book or a self-help book. It’s a serious read, but well worth the effort. It actually helped me to understand why overeating is not really about willpower but about bigger social problems. The author makes it very relatable with interesting stories and examples.
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