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Callahan, Daniel, 1930-

The five horsemen of the modern world : climate, food, water, disease, and obesity / Daniel Callahan. - [2016] - xix, 393 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Our overheating, fraying planet -- Feeding a growing population : how, and with what kind of food? -- Water : not everywhere and not always fit to drink -- Chronic illness : rich or poor, few escape -- Obesity : the scourge of bad diets and sedentary habits -- Always more people and ever more elderly : caring and paying -- The technology fix : a way out? -- A volatile mix : public opinion, the media, and shaping policy -- Law and governance : managing our public planet and our private bodies -- Progress and its errant children : more is never enough -- The necessary coalition : social movements, legislatures, business.

ISBN: 9780231170024

LCCN: 2015034495

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101667593 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public health.
World health.
Environmental health.
Public Health.
Ecosystem.
Environmental Health.
Global Health.
Environmental health.
Public health.
World health.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Print books.

LC Class. No.: RA418 / .C35 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 362.1

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WA 100