Bibliograph

Fat politics, the real story behind America's obesity epidemic, J. Eric Oliver

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Fat politics, the real story behind America's obesity epidemic, J. Eric Oliver

Language

eng

Bibliography note

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

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fat politics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

60348894

Responsibility statement

J. Eric Oliver

Sub title

the real story behind America's obesity epidemic

Table Of Contents

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

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