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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809380703321

Autore

Oliver J. Eric <1966->

Titolo

Fat politics : the real story behind America's obesity epidemic / / J. Eric Oliver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-983911-5

1-280-56448-2

9786610564484

0-19-534702-1

1-4237-4666-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

614.5/9398

Soggetti

Obesity - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.