Killer fat : media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic" /

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Killer Fat examines how and why obesity emerged as a major public health concern and national obsession in recent years. Using primary sources and in-depth interviews, Boero enters the world of bariatric surgeries, Weight Watchers, and Overeaters Anonymous to show how common expectations of what bod...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boero, Natalie, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Obesity > Social aspects > United States.
Obesity > United States > Psychological aspects.
Health in mass media.
Body image.
Obesity > psychology
Body Image
Obésité > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Obésité > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Santé dans les médias.
Image du corps.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Obesity > Psychological aspects.
Obesity > Social aspects.
United States
United States.
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