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Fat-talk nation : the human costs of America's war on fat / Susan Greenhalgh.

By: Greenhalgh, Susan [author.].
Publisher: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2015]Description: xi, 323 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780801453953 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Weight loss -- United States | Weight loss -- Social aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Introduction: the politics and culture of fat in America -- A biocitizenship society to fight fat -- Creating thin, fit bodies: the view from SoCal -- My BMI, my self -- Obese -- Overweight -- Underweight -- Normal -- Uncharted costs and unreachable goals -- Physical and mental health at risk -- Families and relationships unhinged -- Does biocitizenship help the very fat? -- What now? -- Conclusion: social justice and the end of the war on fat.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-314) and index.

Introduction: the politics and culture of fat in America -- A biocitizenship society to fight fat -- Creating thin, fit bodies: the view from SoCal -- My BMI, my self -- Obese -- Overweight -- Underweight -- Normal -- Uncharted costs and unreachable goals -- Physical and mental health at risk -- Families and relationships unhinged -- Does biocitizenship help the very fat? -- What now? -- Conclusion: social justice and the end of the war on fat.

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