Men and The War On Obesity

Hardback. New. Using observations from a mixed-sex slimming club, interviews with men whom medicine might label overweight or obese and other sources, this study urges a rethink of weight or fat as a public health issue and sometimes private trouble. It also challenges obesity warmongering and the many battles it mandates or incites.

Routledge, 2008 xiii, 214 pp. "...this study urges a rethink of weight or fat as a public health issue and sometimes private trouble." Bright clean copy.

New. Is obesity really a public health problem and what does the construction of obesity as a health problem mean for men? According to official statistics, the majority of men in nations such as England and the USA are overweight or obese. Public health officials, researchers, governments and various agencies are alarmed and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback / softback. New. Using observations from a mixed-sex slimming club, interviews with men whom medicine might label overweight or obese and other sources, this study urges a rethink of weight or fat as a public health issue and sometimes private trouble. It also challenges obesity warmongering and the many battles it mandates or incites.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Routledge, 2007. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 232 pages. 9.21x6.18x0.51 inches.

Routledge, 2008. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.45x6.42x0.75 inches.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Lee F. Monaghan offers a timely, critical and original take on the obesity debate, bringing male bodies into the frame and questioning the claim from public health that millions of people are unhealthy because they are ‘overweight’

Routledge, 2007. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 232 pages. 9.21x6.18x0.51 inches.