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A thought-provoking perspective on one of our most urgent health problems. (Jo Marchant, New Scientist )
The details are enlightening, entertaining, and disturbing in equal measure (as are the wonderful ilustrations). (Katherine Peddie, Financial Times )
Although his approach is comprehensive, even scholarly, Gilman brings a refreshingly light touch to a weighty topic. (Katherine Peddie, Financial Times )
The details are enlightening, entertaining, and disturbing in equal measure (as are the wonderful ilustrations). (Katherine Peddie, Financial Times )
Although his approach is comprehensive, even scholarly, Gilman brings a refreshingly light touch to a weighty topic. (Katherine Peddie, Financial Times )
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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. In the eighteenth century obesity was understood as a problem of the affluent; today the affluent are more likely to have a personal trainer and a healthier diet, and it is the poorer classes who are more likely to be overweight. Gilman considers obesity in many contexts - including a chapter on obesity in China and the impact of modernization and Westernization on this very different culture. Taking the issue up to the present day, Gilman examines the wider political and social implications obesity raises, considering whether obesity should be cured by diet or surgery, by psychotherapy or economic improvement, by healthier food choices or by social relocation.
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Unique concept, terrible execution
10 Feb 2011
Format:Hardcover
The concept of a biography of obesity is fascinating, but unfortunately, this book was not. While some useful information was presented, the book was shockingly disjointed and at times quite dry.
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