Fat matters from sociology to science (M and K Update, 2010)
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