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Weighing In : Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism /
Weighing In takes on the "obesity epidemic," challenging many widely held assumptions about its causes and consequences. Julie Guthman examines fatness and its relationship to health outcomes to ask if our efforts to prevent "obesity" are sensible, efficacious, or ethical. She al...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2011]
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| Series: | California studies in food and culture ;
32. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: What's the Problem?
- 2. How Do We Know Obesity Is a Problem?
- 3. Whose Problem Is Obesity?
- 4. Does Your Neighborhood Make You Fat?
- 5. Does Eating (Too Much) Make You Fat?
- 6. Does Farm Policy Make You Fat?
- 7. Will Fresh, Local, Organic Food Make You Thin?
- 8. What's Capitalism Got to Do with It?
- 9. Conclusion: What's on the Menu?