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What's wrong with fat? : the war on obesity and its collateral damage /

This study presents each of the various ways in which fat is understood in America today, examining the implications of understanding fatness as a health risk, disease, and epidemic, and revealing why we have come to understand the issue in these terms, despite considerable scientific uncertainty an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saguy, Abigail Cope, 1970-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Obesity > Social aspects.
Women.
Human beings.
Body schema.
Female
Humans
Body Image
Body Weight > physiology
Obesity > psychology
Male
Women
Obésité > Aspect social.
Femmes.
Êtres humains.
Schéma corporel.
women (female humans)
Homo sapiens (species)
Obésité.
Politique de la santé.
Aspects sociaux.
Politique nutritionnelle.
Santé publique.
Economie de la santé.
Régimes alimentaires.
Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
Obesity > Social aspects
Electronic books.
Fulltext.
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This study presents each of the various ways in which fat is understood in America today, examining the implications of understanding fatness as a health risk, disease, and epidemic, and revealing why we have come to understand the issue in these terms, despite considerable scientific uncertainty and debate.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 259 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199857083
9780199857081
9780199315925
0199315922