Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what this trend actually means? Everybody a " including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs, businesses and governments a " has a role to play in the a ~war on obesitya (TM). But is talk of an obesity a ~crisisa (TM) justified? Is it the product of measured scientific reasoning or age-old a ~habits of minda (TM)? Why is it happening now? And are there potential risks associated with talking about obesity as an a ~epidemica (TM)?
The Obesity Epidemic proposes that obesity science and the popular media present a complex mix of ambiguous knowledge, familiar (yet unstated) moral agendas and ideological assumptions.
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Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what this trend actually means? Everybody a " including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs, businesses and governments a " has a role to play in the a ~war on obesitya (TM). But is talk of an obesity a ~crisisa (TM) justified? Is it the product of measured scientific reasoning or age-old a ~habits of minda (TM)? Why is it happening now? And are there potential risks associated with talking about obesity as an a ~epidemica (TM)?
The Obesity Epidemic proposes that obesity science and the popular media present a complex mix of ambiguous knowledge, familiar (yet unstated) moral agendas and ideological assumptions.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | April 2005 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2005 |
Authors | Michael Gard, Jan Wright |
Foreword by | Paul Campos |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 232 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-31896-9 |
Barcode | 9780415318969 |
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LSN | 0-415-31896-3 |