Food is beyond a necessity; it’s also a commodity, and it has been reformulated to be an addictive substance. (Location 74)

Note: Food addiction

Obesity is not a behavioral aberration, a character flaw, or an error of commission. (Location 103)

Note: Obesity is...

In order to pull ourselves out of this ditch, we have to understand how we drove into it. (Location 108)

Note: Understanding the problem first

(the fruit is good, the juice is bad). (Location 141)

Note: Juice is bad

Being thin is not a safeguard against metabolic disease or early death. (Location 204)

Note: Being thin

Our society continues to glorify thinness even though it appears to be less achievable every year. (Location 281)

Note: Thinness

The real problem is not in losing the weight but in keeping it off for any meaningful length of time. (Location 485)

Note: Real problem