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Slimming and dieting has become such a fixation among Singaporeans that manufacturers and distributors of weight-reducing products are laughing all the way to the bank. However, the recent spate of controversies surrounding slimming pills is no laughing matter. This book is a collection of articles...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tay, Catherine Swee Kian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2004.
Temas:
Weight loss > Singapore.
Reducing diets > Singapore.
Obesity > Singapore.
Body image > Social aspects > Singapore.
Perte de poids > Singapour.
Régimes amaigrissants > Singapour.
Obésité > Singapour.
Image du corps > Aspect social > Singapour.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Weight Loss.
Body image > Social aspects
Obesity
Reducing diets
Weight loss
Singapore
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Medical / Science Perspective
  • The management of body weight / Tey Beng Hea
  • The genetic basis of obesity / Lim Tit Meng
  • Slim 10 : fat hopes? / Daniel Fung
  • Fat hopes / Ken Ung Eng Khean
  • II. Legal Perspective
  • True files : the slim 10 case / Raj Singam
  • Defective goods
  • product liability / Catherine Tay Swee Kian and Michael Low
  • The thin line between consumers and defective products in Singapore : is it time for new legislation? / Morris John and Stephen Norfor
  • Consumer protection and product liability
  • the statutory framework / Steven Lam Kuet Keng
  • III. Behavioural / Ethical Perspective
  • Advertisements for slimming products : a behavioural perspective / Audrey Chia
  • Are there shortcuts? / Sebastian Anthony
  • Appendices to the slim 10 episode / Editorial Team, World Scientific
  • IV. Social / Community Perspective
  • Case studies of anorexic and bulimic patients / Chou Mei Ling
  • Size matters : the smaller, the better / Aditee Ghate
  • Being fat can be beautiful too!
  • interview with Moses Lim / Editorial Team, World Scientific
  • Talents matter more than size
  • interview with Hossan Leong / Editorial Team, World Scientific
  • The trim and fit (TAF) programme
  • the route to physical fitness for school children / Editorial Team, World Scientific
  • The slimming phenomenon in popular culture / Joel Teo Woan Yee
  • Reflections from the movies / Eista Lee
  • Body image a big deal / Sharon Loh
  • To fight an ever losing battle
  • a personal account / Lam Wai Kit
  • V. Towards a Healthy Lifestyle
  • Exercise your way to health and fitness
  • Slimming versus losing weight.

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