My big fat Obesity reading list

A Listmania! list by S. Yogendra "Shefaly" (UK)
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Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West
1.  Fat History: Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West by Peter N. Stearns
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  "The most definitive history of fat that I have found.."
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Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa (Vintage)
2.  Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa (Vintage) by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
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  "Anorexia nervosa is not just a 20th century 'manufactured' disorder.."
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Fat
3.  Fat by Don Kulick
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  "The complex, nuanced, culturally varied anthropological context of fat.."
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Not On the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate
4.  Not On the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate by Felicity Lawrence
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  "It isn't just what goes into our food materially, but also socially, economically and morally.."
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The Hungry Gene
5.  The Hungry Gene by Ellen Ruppel Shell
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  "A great scientific discourse on the biochemical pathways to obesity.."
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Food Fight: The Inside Story of The Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It
6.  Food Fight: The Inside Story of The Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It by Kelly Brownell
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  "A summary review of the dynamics of the food industry in the US but better still see next one.."
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Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food & Culture)
7.  Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food & Culture) by Marion Nestle
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  "Although the tone of a polemic may put you off, just cull the facts and build your own research.."
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Gluttony: The Seven Deadly Sins (New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities)
8.  Gluttony: The Seven Deadly Sins (New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities) by Francine Prose
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  "A modern twist on the cardinal sin.. the OUP series is great - see next too"
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Sloth: The Seven Deadly Sins
9.  Sloth: The Seven Deadly Sins by Wendy Wasserstein
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  "And then there is sloth.. No judgement from my side but this is often the framing of the obesity debate"
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Fat is a Feminist Issue
10.  Fat is a Feminist Issue by Susie Orbach
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  "I am not a fan of this aggressive brand of feminism but all in a day's work for a doctoral researcher.."
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
11.  Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert Putnam
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  "A sad commentary on the decline of community in America - sadder in the context of modern day UK"
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The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness
12.  The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness by Kim Chernin
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  "Interesting but sometimes let down by its back-up material.."
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The Physiology of Taste (Penguin Classics)
13.  The Physiology of Taste (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
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  "Essential reading - esp for a foodie researching obesity.."
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Rethinking Thin
14.  Rethinking Thin by Gina Kolata
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  "Yet to read - on my list..."
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S. Yogendra "Shefaly" (UK)
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Qualifications: Doctorate in strategy and policy - focus on obesity
Last updated: 08/05/2007
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