Obesity : The Biography
Sander L. Gilman
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oxford : : OUP Oxford, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (231 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of illustrations; Prologue; 1 The exemplary patient; 2 Obesity from the Ancients to the beginning of the Modern Age; 3 Obesity from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment; 4 The battle between science and morality for the cure of obesity; 5 A somatic or a psychological treatment of obesity; 6 New causes; new solutions for obesity; 7 The "Orient" battles obesity; 8 Globesity and the Public's health; Glossary; Notes; Further reading; Index. - According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new'?Sander L. Gilman, a leading authority in the social and cultural history of the body, presents a fascinating account of the history of obesity, looking at the changing attitudes towards the body, from regarding it as 'God's temple' to more mechanical and practical concerns from the Enlightenment onwards.
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| Emner | Helsesosiologi
Menn Overvekt Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Vis mer... Body Constitution
Body Image Body Size Body Weight Body Weights and Measures Diagnosis Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Diseases Mental Processes Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Perception Phenomena and Processes Physical Examination Physiological Phenomena Psychiatry and Psychology Psychological Phenomena and Processes Signs and Symptoms Social Perception Global obesity crisis. Obesity -- Biography. Health & Biological Sciences Medicine Metabolic & Nutritional Diseases fedme overvekt kropp helse overflod klasse fattige moral etikk historie |
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| ISBN | 9780199557974
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