Obesity :: the biography /

According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new�...

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1. Verfasser: Gilman, Sander L.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Biographies of disease (Oxford, England)
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Zusammenfassung:According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new'? Sander L. Gilman, a leading authority in the social and cultural history of the body, presents a fascinating account of the history of obesity, looking at the changing attitudes towards the body, from regarding it as 'God's temple' to more mechanical and practical concerns from the Enlightenment onwards.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191576461
0191576468
9780199557974
0199557977

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