The Obesity Epidemic
Science, Morality and Ideology
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Publisher Description
Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what this trend actually means? Everybody – including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs, businesses and governments – has a role to play in the ‘war on obesity’. But is talk of an obesity ‘crisis’ justified? Is it the product of measured scientific reasoning or age-old ‘habits of mind’? Why is it happening now? And are there potential risks associated with talking about obesity as an ‘epidemic’?
The Obesity Epidemic proposes that obesity science and the popular media present a complex mix of ambiguous knowledge, familiar (yet unstated) moral agendas and ideological assumptions.
GENRE
Non-Fiction
RELEASED
2005
April 28
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
232
Pages
PUBLISHER
Taylor & Francis
SELLER
Taylor & Francis Group
SIZE
6.5
MB
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