{"product_id":"9781925203486","title":"Fat City","description":"\u003ci\u003eI ask a young 200-kilo patient what he snacks on. “Nothing,” he says. I look him in the eye. Nothing? He nods. I ask him about his chronic skin infections, his diabetes. He tears up: “I eat hot chips and fried dim sims and drink three bottles of Coke every afternoon. The truth is I’m addicted to eating. I’m addicted.” He punches his thigh.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFat City\u003c\/i\u003e, Karen Hitchcock unpicks the idea of obesity as a disease. In a riveting blend of story and analysis, she explores chemistry, psychology and the impulse to excess to explain the West’s growing obesity epidemic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShort Blacks are gems of recent Australian writing – brisk reads that quicken the pulse and stimulate the mind.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Karen Hitchcock is the author of the award-winning story collection \u003ci\u003eLittle White Slips\u003c\/i\u003e and a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eMonthly\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a staff physician in acute and general medicine at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne.","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131959492848,"sku":"9781925203486","price":4.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925203486_p0.jpg?v=1763634550","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925203486","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}