"Overweight" Bodies, Real and Imagined

This compilation gathers OER sources on body weight, nutrition, and movement, and it also problematizes the cultural meaning of these readings. Roughly, this anthology is divided into two parts--informational and theoretical--in depicting how medical research and journalism influence and are influen...

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Main Author: Gilleman, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA ROTEL 2024.
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505 0 |a Preface -- Chapter 1 - The Obesity Crisis: Causes and Solutions -- Chapter 2 - Managing Obesity -- Chapter 3 - Dismantling Weight Bias Towards Overweight Patients in Healthcare -- Chapter 4 - Public Health Needs to Decouple Weight and Health -- Chapter 5 - Understanding and Managing Bias: Exercises -- Grant Information -- Works Cited 
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