To be fat hasn't always occasioned the level of hysteria that this condition receives today and indeed was once considered an admirable trait. Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture explores this arc, from veneration to shame, examining the historic roots of our …
Locating the origins of the cultural denigration of fatness in the mid 19th century, Amy Erdman Farrell argues that the stigma associated with a fat body preceded any health concerns about a large body size. Farrell draws on a wide array of sources, including political cartoons,…
The metamorphoses of fat: a history of obesity
The metamorphoses of fat: a history of obesity
"Georges Vigarello maps the evolution of Western ideas about fat and fat people from the Middle Ages to the present, paying particular attention to the role of science, fashion, fitness crazes, and public health campaigns in shaping these views. Although hefty bodies were once a…
Gestützt auf sein Forschungsprojekt "Selfish Brain" (vgl. "Das egoistische Gehirn") und basierend auf der Auswertung internationaler Studien vermittelt Peters zusammen mit dem Wissenschaftsjournalisten Sebastian Junge verständlich, plausibel und geradezu spannend zu lesen die Zu…
Behavioral economics studies why some people have difficulty making good choices, willpower issues and lack of self-control. Focusing on food, this book delivers insight on factors associated with poor eating habits leading to obesity and other health problems, and offers strate…
"The global obesity epidemic is growing in severity, affecting people of every age and costing healthcare providers millions of dollars every year. Every day, anesthesiologists are presented with obese and morbidly obese patients undergoing every type of surgical procedure; the …