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Autore |
Oliver J. Eric <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Fat politics [[electronic resource] ] : the real story behind America's obesity epidemic / / J. Eric Oliver |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-56448-2 |
9786610564484 |
0-19-534702-1 |
1-4237-4666-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Obesity - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-219) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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What is fat? -- How obesity became an epidemic disease -- Why we hate fat people -- Women, fat, and the sexual market -- Fat genes and the obesity blame game -- Food and weight gain: super sized misperceptions -- Sloth, capitalism, and the paradox of freedom -- Obesity policy: the fix is in -- Unmaking the obesity epidemic. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Presenting the story of America's obesity epidemic, this book examines the political forces that shape America's obesity 'epidemic'. It argues that the concern with obesity is based less in science and more in the financial interests of the health care system. It concludes that the obesity epidemic is symptomatic of some larger contradictions. |
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