Killer Fat : Media, Medicine, and Morals in the American "Obesity Epidemic” /

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"In the past decade, obesity has emerged as a major public health concern in the United States and abroad. At the federal, state, and local level, policy makers have begun drafting a range of policies to fight a war against fat, including body-mass index (BMI) report cards, 'snack taxes, &...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Boero, Natalie, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jeresy : Rutgers University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Obesity > Social aspects.
Obesity > Psychological aspects.
Health in mass media.
Body image.
Image du corps.
Sante dans les medias.
Obesite > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Obesite > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Body Image
Obesity > psychology
Obesity > United States > Psychological aspects.
Obesity > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
United States
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: weighty matters
  • Obesity as a "leading health indicator": public health, moral entrepreneurs, and a confluence of interests
  • All the news that's fat to print: the American "obesity epidemic" and the media
  • Normative pathology and unique disease: Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, and behavioral treatments for the obesity epidemic
  • Bypassing blame: bariatric surgery, normative femininity, and the case of biomedical failure
  • Conclusion: health at every size or thin at any price?

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