Over the past decade, concerns about a global "obesity epidemic" have flourished. Public health messages around physical activity, fitness, and nutrition permeate society despite significant evidence disputing the "facts" we have come to believe about "obesity". We live in a cul…
"Drawing on the concept of the somatic self, Castro-Vázquez explores how Japanese men think about, express and interpret their experiences concerning body weight control. Based on an extensive ethnographic investigation, this book offers a compelling analysis of male obesity and…
Routledge handbook of critical obesity studies
"In Landwhale, Jes Baker delves into her coming-of-age--including her 6 ways to hate your body (#2: Worship teen periodicals), her top tactics for reframing the malicious animal comparisons hurled repeatedly at fat women (see "Elephant: Everyone knows elephants are basically the…
Thickening Fat: Fat Bodies, Intersectionality, and Social Justice seeks to explore the multiple, variable, and embodied experiences of fat oppression and fat activisms. Moving beyond an analysis of fat oppression as singular, this book will aim to unpack the volatility of fat--t…
Overweight/obesity rates in children of immigrants from low-and-middle-income-countries not only eclipse rates in their origin countries, they also exceed rates in their host nation. My mixed-method research seek to understand this conundrum, to inform a more effective, and equi…
Background: Military members’ must present a “soldierly appearance”, a vague standard with no clear definition. Superiors may make judgments based on negative stigma toward overweight individuals, who are otherwise physically fit, who might experience undeserved consequences on …
Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as “diabetes,” is characterized as elevated blood glucose levels resulting from the body’s inability to produce insulin or cells’ compromised sensitivity to insulin. Type 2 diabetes is a compromised sensitivity to insulin or insulin resist…
In Cape Town, South Africa, in a community experiencing rapid changes in diet and physical activity, high prevalences of overweight were found among women despite an equally high prevalence of stunting among children (Bourne et al., 1994; Steyn et al., 1998a). Furthermore, in ma…
Background. The prevalence of childhood overweight in the United States has increased by 50% in the last two decades (Schumann, Nichols X Lingston, 2002) and 25% to 30% of U.S. children between the ages of 6 and 17 are obese (Moran, 1999). Several studies show that sedentary act…
An optimal BMI cutoff is needed in public health and clinical settings as the guidance an optimal body weight. Although body mass index (BMI) cutoffs of 25 and 30 kg/m2 for overweight and obesity, respectively, have been widely used among Westerners and recommended by the World …
Amaç: Obezite tedavisinde iştah yönetimini kolaylaştıracak uygun egzersiz tedavisinin belirlenmesine katkı sağlamaktır. Gereç ve yöntem: 20 gönüllü erkek sporcu (20.6±1.6 yıl, 71.5,7±7.5 kg, 180±6.5 cm) antropometrik ölçümler sonrasında, maksimum oksijen tüketimleri (MaxVO2) ölç…
Fat. Such a little word evokes big responses. While "fat" describes the size and shape of bodies -- their appearance -- our negative reactions to corpulence also depend on something tangible and tactile. As this book argues, there is more to fat than meets the eye. Fat: A Cultur…
Fat. Such a little word evokes big responses. While "fat" describes the size and shape of bodies -- their appearance -- our negative reactions to corpulence also depend on something tangible and tactile. As this book argues, there is more to fat than meets the eye. Fat: A Cultur…
