"Overweight" Bodies, Real and Imagined

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilleman, Sarah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Textbooks.

Medicine.

Nursing--Textbooks.

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA ROTEL 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

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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Notes:

Description based on print resource