Wright Jan - The Obesity Epidemic Science Morality And Ideology - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what this trend actually means? Everybody including doctors parents teachers sports clubs businesses and governments has a role to play in the war on obesity . But is talk of an obesity crisis justified? Is it the product of measured scientific reasoning or age - old habits of mind ? Why is it happening now? And are there potential risks associated with talking about obesity as an epidemic ? The Obesity Epidemic proposes that obesity science and the popular media present a complex mix of ambiguous knowledge familiar (yet unstated) moral agendas and ideological assumptions.
Title: The Obesity Epidemic Science Morality And Ideology
Author(s): Wright Jan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415318969
Pages: 226 Pages, 3 Line Drawings, Black And White; 2 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 4/26/2005
Category: Sports & Outdoor Recreation