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Fat politics the real story behind America's obesity epidemic /

Oliver, J. Eric, 1966-

Fat politics the real story behind America's obesity epidemic / [electronic resource] : J. Eric Oliver. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xi, 228 p. : ill.

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

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Obesity--United States.


Electronic books.

RA645.O23 / O45 2006

614.5/9398

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