Fat China : how expanding waistlines are changing a nation /

'Fat China' provides an in-depth analysis of the growing problem of obesity and body image in China as urban lifestyles change and a sizeable middle class emerges. Rising obesity rates are examined in relationship to changing diets, modern lifestyles, investment from foreign fast food and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: French, Paul, 1966- (Autor), Crabbe, Matthew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Anthem Press, 2010.
Temas:
Obesity > China.
Body image > China.
Diet > China.
Lifestyles > China.
Obesity.
Diet in disease.
Lifestyles.
Obesity
Body Image
Diet
Life Style
Obésité > Chine.
Image du corps > Chine.
Alimentation > Chine.
Style de vie > Chine.
Obésité.
Régimes alimentaires.
Style de vie.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Diet in disease
Body image
Lifestyles
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:'Fat China' provides an in-depth analysis of the growing problem of obesity and body image in China as urban lifestyles change and a sizeable middle class emerges. Rising obesity rates are examined in relationship to changing diets, modern lifestyles, investment from foreign fast food and supermarket retailers and urban planning. Crucial to this analysis is the likely effects on China's future development and already overburdened healthcare system.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (394 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857288035
0857288032
9780857289865
0857289861

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