Killer fat : media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic" / Natalie Boero.

Author: Boero, Natalie, 1974-

Imprint:New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2012.

Descriptionxi, 176 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Introduction -- Obesity as a "leading health indicator": public health, moral entrepreneurs, and a confluence of interests -- All the news that's fat to print: the American "obesity epidemic" and the media -- Normative pathology and unique disease: Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, and behavioral treatments for the obesity epidemic -- Bypassing blame: bariatric surgery, normative femininity, and the case of biomedical failure -- Conclusion: health at every size or thin at any price?

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references ( p. 161-169) and index.

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