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The obesity myth : why America's obsession with weight is hazardous to your health / Paul Campos.
Author
Campos, Paul F.
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Gotham Books, [2004], ©2004.
Description
xxvi, 290 pages ; 22 cm
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RM222.2 .C27535 2004
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Weight loss
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United States
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Obesity
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United States
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Body weight
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Health aspects
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Body image
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Summary note
An exploration of America's self-defeating war on obesity argues against the myth that falsely equates thinness with health and explains why dieting is bad for the health and how the media misinform the public.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275) and indexes.
Contents
pt. 1. Fat science: Fat on trial
The world turned upside down.
pt. 2. Fat culture: Fear and loathing in Los Angeles
Lost in the supermarket
The king's two bodies
The bimbo culture
Weight problems
All the news that's print to fit
The endless debut
Chronic restrained living
The athlete within
Why do Americans diet?
The last 10 pounds
Life during wartime.
pt. 3. Fat politics: The feeding of the president
Feminist accused of unsightly weight gain
Anorexia nervosa and the spirit of capitalism
The last American diet.
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ISBN
1592400663 (acid-free paper)
9781592400669 (acid-free paper)
LCCN
2004047437
OCLC
54865195
RCP
C - S
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