Fat bodies and thin bodies. Cultural, biomedical and market discourses on obesity

Appetite

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-225

  Gracia Arnaiz, Mabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body; Commodification; Dieting; Food consumption; Medicalization; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ESTHETICS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID STORAGE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

APPETITE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURE; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 77956420306     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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