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The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health
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Publisher
Gotham Books
Publication date
May 1, 2004
Pages
288
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781592400669
ISBN-10
1592400663
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
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Out of Print
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$25.00
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Summary
A provocative expos$ of America's self-defeating war on obesity challenges conventional wisdom regarding the cultural, medical, and political meaning of weight, arguing against the myth that falsely equates thinness with health and explaining why dieting is bad for the health, how the media misinform the public, and the link between racial and body-based prejudice. 35,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from Gotham Books (May 1, 2004)
9781592400669 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $25.00
About: An exploration of America's self-defeating war on obesity argues against the myth that falsely equates thinness with health and explains why dieting is bad for the health and how the media misinform the public.
About: An exploration of America's self-defeating war on obesity argues against the myth that falsely equates thinness with health and explains why dieting is bad for the health and how the media misinform the public.
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