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200 00$aFat matters$b[electronic resource] $efrom sociology to science /$f[edited by] Gina Tsichlia, Alexandra Johnstone
210   $aCumbria [England] $cM&K Update Ltd.$d2010
215   $a1 online resource (145 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-905539-39-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; Prelims; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Female form in the media: Body image and obesity; Chapter 2 Social determinants of obesity; Chapter 3 Assessing fatness; Chapter 4 The technology of obesity: Prevention and treatment; Chapter 5 Homo Adipatus - a new species: weight management, treatment and prevention; Chapter 6 Obesity and weight loss: Myths and reality; Chapter 7 The 'patient's' perspective: A lifelong struggle with weight; Chapter 8 The 'patient' and the 'epert' working together in weight management
327   $aChapter 9 Physical inactivity, appetite regulation and obesityChpater 10 Obesity, a psychological condition?; Index
330   $aIn a consumerist society obsessed with body image and thinness, obesity levels have reached an all-time high. This multi-faceted book written by a range of experts, explores the social, cultural, clinical and psychological factors that lie behind the 'Obesity Epidemic'. It is required reading for the many healthcare professionals dealing with the effects of obesity and for anyone who wants to know more about the causes of weight gain and the best ways of dealing with it.Fat Matters covers a range of issues from sociology through medicine to technology. This is not a book for the highly special
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