Du site de l'éd.: 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 hist…
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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. While hefty bodies were once a sig…
This is an edited book that brings together many of the most distinguished researchers and clinicians in the field of food misuse. The papers included are drawn from the conferences on psychological approaches to eating disorders and obesity held at the University of Hertfordshi…
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…
"An Atlas of Obesity and Weight Control is a clearly written, illustrated color atlas on obesity, including its etiology, development and treatment. The book contains nearly 150 clinical pictures of obesity and its related conditions, as well as many pertinent clinical guideline…
A middle-aged businessman who successfully lost one hundred pounds on a low-carb diet profiles different sugar types while identifying the sugar contents of typical meals, and shares a variety of low-carb recipes.
Doug Varrieur lost more than 100 pounds--and kept it off, by identifying and eliminating the enemy: sugar! Now he reveals his proven plan for going from fat to skinny--easily, effortlessly, and quickly. Varrieur explains why sugar is lethal to both our waist and our health, the …
Doug Varrieur lost more than 100 pounds--and kept it off, by identifying and eliminating the enemy: sugar! Now he reveals his proven plan for going from fat to skinny--easily, effortlessly, and quickly. Varrieur explains why sugar is lethal to both our waist and our health, the …
This text covers the subject of eating and food related behaviour from the perspectives of the five main areas of psychology: developmental, cognitive, social, biological and pathological. It focuses on 'normal' eating behaviour, with some links into eating disorders and interve…
This text covers the subject of eating and food related behaviour from the perspectives of the five main areas of psychology: developmental, cognitive, social, biological and pathological. It focuses on 'normal' eating behaviour, with some links into eating disorders and interve…
This text covers the subject of eating and food related behaviour from the perspectives of the five main areas of psychology: developmental, cognitive, social, biological and pathological. It focuses on 'normal' eating behaviour, with some links into eating disorders and interve…
This book is essential reading for psychology and health psychology students, those taking eating behaviour modules, and eating behaviour and disorders courses. It is also valuable reading for nutritionists, food scientists, occupational therapists and medical students.
