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Fighting Fat - Canada, 1920-1980 (Paperback)
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Fighting Fat - Canada, 1920-1980 (Paperback)
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While the statistics for obesity have been alarming in the
twenty-first century, concern about fatness has a history. In
Fighting Fat, Wendy Mitchinson discusses the history of obesity and
fatness from 1920 to 1980 in Canada. Through the context of body,
medicine, weight measurement, food studies, fat studies, and the
identity of those who were fat, Mitchinson examines the attitudes
and practices of medical practitioners, nutritionists, educators,
and those who see themselves as fat. Fighting Fat analyzes a number
of sources to expose our culture's obsession with body image.
Mitchinson looks at medical journals, both their articles and the
advertisements for drugs for obesity, as well as magazine articles
and advertisements, including popular "before and after" weight
loss stories. Promotional advertisements reveal how the media
encourages negative attitudes towards body fat. The book also
includes over 30 interviews with Canadians who defined themselves
as fat, highlighting the emotional toll caused by the stigmatizing
of fatness.
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