Fat politics [[electronic resource] ] : the real story behind America's obesity epidemic / / J. Eric Oliver |
Autore | Oliver J. Eric <1966-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.5/9398 |
Soggetto topico | Obesity - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-56448-2
9786610564484 0-19-534702-1 1-4237-4666-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458398703321 |
Oliver J. Eric <1966-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fat politics [[electronic resource] ] : the real story behind America's obesity epidemic / / J. Eric Oliver |
Autore | Oliver J. Eric <1966-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.5/9398 |
Soggetto topico | Obesity - United States |
ISBN |
0-19-983911-5
1-280-56448-2 9786610564484 0-19-534702-1 1-4237-4666-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784520003321 |
Oliver J. Eric <1966-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fat politics : the real story behind America's obesity epidemic / / J. Eric Oliver |
Autore | Oliver J. Eric <1966-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.5/9398 |
Soggetto topico | Obesity - United States |
ISBN |
0-19-983911-5
1-280-56448-2 9786610564484 0-19-534702-1 1-4237-4666-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809380703321 |
Oliver J. Eric <1966-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Obesity Epidemic : Science, Morality and Ideology |
Autore | Gard Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
Disciplina |
614.5/9398
614.59398614.59398 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WrightJan |
Collana | CDC health matters |
Soggetto topico |
Health in mass media
Obesity Social Science Health Medicine |
Soggetto genere / forma | Documentary films. |
ISBN |
1-134-36564-0
1-134-36565-9 9786610099825 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Science and fatness; The war on obesity; The ghost of a machine; 'Modernity's scourge': a brief history of obesity science; Fat or fiction: weighing the 'obesity epidemic'; The search for a cause; Obesity science for the people; Feminism and the 'obesity epidemic'; Interrogating expert knowledge: risk and the ethics of body weight; Beyond body weight; References; Index; |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703215903321 |
Gard Michael | ||
London, : Routledge, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Obesogenic environments [[electronic resource] ] : complexities, perceptions, and objective measures / / edited by Amelia A. Lake, Tim G. Townshend, Seraphim Alvanides |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell Pub., 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.5/9398 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LakeAmelia A
TownshendTim G AlvanidesSeraphim |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Prevention |
ISBN |
1-118-78661-0
1-283-13891-3 9786613138910 1-4443-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Obesogenic Environments; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1 An International Perspective on Obesity and Obesogenic Environments; 2 Towards Transdisciplinary Approaches to Tackle Obesity; 3 Walkability, Neighbourhood Design and Obesity; 4 Availability and Accessibility in Physical Activity Environments; 5 Defining and Mapping Obesogenic Environments for Children; 6 Objective Measurement of Children's Physical Activity in the Environment: UK Perspective; 7 Physical Activity and Environments Which Promote Active Living in Youth (US); 8 Active Travel
9 Greenspace, Obesity and Health: Evidence and Issues10 Eating Behaviours and the Food Environment; 11 Food Policy and Food Governance - Changing Behaviours; 12 Neighbourhood Histories and Health: Social Deprivation and Food Retailing in Christchurch, New Zealand, 1966-2005; 13 Environmental Correlates of Nutrition and Physical Activity: Moving Beyond the Promise; 14 Obesogenic Environments: Challenges and Opportunities; Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996210830103316 |
Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell Pub., 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Obesogenic environments [[electronic resource] ] : complexities, perceptions, and objective measures / / edited by Amelia A. Lake, Tim G. Townshend, Seraphim Alvanides |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell Pub., 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.5/9398 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LakeAmelia A
TownshendTim G AlvanidesSeraphim |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Prevention |
ISBN |
1-118-78661-0
1-283-13891-3 9786613138910 1-4443-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Obesogenic Environments; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1 An International Perspective on Obesity and Obesogenic Environments; 2 Towards Transdisciplinary Approaches to Tackle Obesity; 3 Walkability, Neighbourhood Design and Obesity; 4 Availability and Accessibility in Physical Activity Environments; 5 Defining and Mapping Obesogenic Environments for Children; 6 Objective Measurement of Children's Physical Activity in the Environment: UK Perspective; 7 Physical Activity and Environments Which Promote Active Living in Youth (US); 8 Active Travel
9 Greenspace, Obesity and Health: Evidence and Issues10 Eating Behaviours and the Food Environment; 11 Food Policy and Food Governance - Changing Behaviours; 12 Neighbourhood Histories and Health: Social Deprivation and Food Retailing in Christchurch, New Zealand, 1966-2005; 13 Environmental Correlates of Nutrition and Physical Activity: Moving Beyond the Promise; 14 Obesogenic Environments: Challenges and Opportunities; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140560403321 |
Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell Pub., 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Obesogenic environments : complexities, perceptions, and objective measures / / edited by Amelia A. Lake, Tim G. Townshend, Seraphim Alvanides |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell Pub., 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.5/9398 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LakeAmelia A
TownshendTim G AlvanidesSeraphim |
Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Epidemiology
Obesity - Prevention |
ISBN |
1-118-78661-0
1-283-13891-3 9786613138910 1-4443-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Obesogenic Environments; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1 An International Perspective on Obesity and Obesogenic Environments; 2 Towards Transdisciplinary Approaches to Tackle Obesity; 3 Walkability, Neighbourhood Design and Obesity; 4 Availability and Accessibility in Physical Activity Environments; 5 Defining and Mapping Obesogenic Environments for Children; 6 Objective Measurement of Children's Physical Activity in the Environment: UK Perspective; 7 Physical Activity and Environments Which Promote Active Living in Youth (US); 8 Active Travel
9 Greenspace, Obesity and Health: Evidence and Issues10 Eating Behaviours and the Food Environment; 11 Food Policy and Food Governance - Changing Behaviours; 12 Neighbourhood Histories and Health: Social Deprivation and Food Retailing in Christchurch, New Zealand, 1966-2005; 13 Environmental Correlates of Nutrition and Physical Activity: Moving Beyond the Promise; 14 Obesogenic Environments: Challenges and Opportunities; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828027803321 |
Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell Pub., 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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