Obesity becomes a disease.

Dr. Stephanie Medley-Rath discusses obesity and the factors that played into its classification as an epidemic. Changes in measurement, market forces, and a desire to end stigma all had roles in the medicalization of obesity.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned in English.
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
Description
Summary:Dr. Stephanie Medley-Rath discusses obesity and the factors that played into its classification as an epidemic. Changes in measurement, market forces, and a desire to end stigma all had roles in the medicalization of obesity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (9 min., 13 sec.)) : sound, colour.
ISBN:9781526420183
152642018X