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    "Overweight" Bodies, Real and Imagined

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    Sarah Gilleman, Holyoke Community College

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    Last Update: 2024

    Publisher: ROTEL

    Language: English

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    Reviewed by Ugochukwu Uzoeghelu, Adjunct Professor, Massachusetts Bay Community College on 5/29/24

    The book might benefit from exploring the broader social and media landscape impacting body image, including social media trends, advertising, and the beauty industry. While critiquing societal pressures, the book may also benefit from a balanced... read more

    Table of Contents

    • 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
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    About the Book

    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 influenced by social stereotypes, constructed ideas about bodies, food, and individual choices within social systems.

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    Sarah Gilleman, Holyoke Community College

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