TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tsichlia,Gina
AU  - Johnstone,Alexandra
TI  - Fat matters: from sociology to science 
SN  - 9781905539390
AV  - RC552.O25 F38 2010eb
U1  - 362.196398 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Keswick
PB  - M and K Update
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - psychology
KW  - etiology
KW  - therapy
KW  - Obésité
KW  - Aspect social
KW  - Aspect psychologique
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Bariatrics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Female form in the media : Body image and obesity / Sarah Pedersen -- Social determinants of obesity / Matt Qvortrup -- Assessing fatness / Arthur D. Stewart -- The technology of obesity : Prevention and treatment / Richard Butler -- Homo adipatus -- a new species : Weight management, treatment and prevention / Iain Broom and Catherine Rolland -- Obesity and weight loss : Myths and reality / Alexandra Johnstone and Sue Bird -- The 'patient's' perspective : A lifelong struggle with weight / Diane Finegood -- The 'patient' and the 'expert' working together in weight management / Maria McQuigg -- Physical inactivity, appetite regulation and obesity / Neil King [and others] -- Obesity, a psychological condition? / Lauren Puma, Christopher Ochner and Allan Geliebter
N2  - In 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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