Medical professionals, social policy makers, and the media have all declared that Canada is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. Conceptualizing obesity as a biological condition, these experts insist that it needs to be “prevented” and “managed.”
Obesity in Canada takes a broader, critical perspective of our supposed epidemic. Examining obesity in its cultural and historical context, the book’s contributors ask how we measure health and wellness, where our attitudes to obesity develop from, and what the consequences are of naming and targeting as “obese” those whose body weights do not match our expectations. A broad survey of the issues surrounding the obesity panic in Canada, it is the first collection of fat studies and critical obesity studies from a distinctly Canadian perspective.

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Ellison, Jenny; McPhail, Deborah; Mitchinson, Wendy

Wendy Mitchinson; Deborah McPhail; Jenny Ellison

University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2016

Canada - English Language, Canada

Toronto [Ontario, 2016

Toronto, 2018

1, US, 2016

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Medical Professionals, Social Policy Makers, And The Media Have All Declared That Canada Is In The Grip Of An Obesity Epidemic. Conceptualizing Obesity As A Biological Condition, These Experts Insist That It Needs To Be Prevented And Managed. Obesity In Canada Takes A Broader, Critical Perspective Of Our Supposed Epidemic. Examining Obesity In Its Cultural And Historical Context, The Book's Contributors Ask How We Measure Health And Wellness, Where Our Attitudes To Obesity Develop From, And What The Consequences Are Of Naming And Targeting Those Whose Body Weights Do Not Match Our Expectations As Obese. A Broad Survey Of The Issues Surrounding The Obesity Panic In Canada, It Is The First Collection Of Fat Studies And Critical Obesity Studies From A Distinctly Canadian Perspective.-- Hearing Noises And Noticing Silence: Towards A Critical Engagement With Canadian Body Weight Statistics / Michael Gard -- Obesity As Process: The Medicalization Of Fatness By Canadian Researchers, 1971-2010 / Elise Paradis -- The Geneticization Of Aboriginal Diabetes And Obesity: Adding Another Scene To The Story Of The Thrifty Gene / Jennifer Poudrier -- Diabesity Or The Twin Epidemics: Reflections On The Iatrogenic Consequences Of Stigmatizing Lifestyle To Reduce The Incidence Of Diabetes Mellitus In Canada / Darlene Mcnaughton And Cynthia Smith -- Spoon Fed: Learning About Obesity In Dietetics / Julie E. Rochefort, Andrea Senchuk, Jennifer Brady And Jacqui Gingras -- Aboriginal People's Clinical Encounters With Obesity: A Conversation With Barry / Deborah Mcphail -- Mother Blaming And Obesity: An Alternative Perspective / Wendy Mitchinson -- Obesity, Risk, And Responsibility: The Discursive Production Of The Ultimate At-risk Child / Pamela Ward -- Obesity Panic, Body Surveillance, And Pedagogy: Elementary Teachers' Response To Obesity Messaging / Leanne Petherick And Natalie Beausoleil -- Find Your Greatness: Responsibility, Policy And The Problem Of Childhood Obesity / Charlene Elliott -- From Fu To Be Yourself: Fat Activisms In Canada / Jenny Ellison -- Having Your Jiggs Dinner And Eating It, Too: Newfoundland Obesity And The Affects Of Tradition / Deborah Mcphail -- Screening The Un-scene: Deconstructing The (bio)politics Of Story Telling In A Canadian Reality Makeover Weight Loss Series / Moss E. Norman, Geneviève Rail And Shannon Jette -- Fat Authenticity And The Pursuit Of Hetero-romantic Love In Vancouver: The Case Of Online Dating / Jacqueline Schoemaker Holmes -- Celebrating Unruly Experiences: Queering Health At Every Size As A Response To The Politics Of Postponement / Jennifer Brady And Jacqui Gingras -- Re-visioning Fat: From Enforcing Norms To Exploring Possibilities Unique To Different Bodies / Carla Rice. Edited By Jenny Ellison, Deborah Mcphail, And Wendy Mitchinson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

« Medical professionals, social policy makers, and the media have all declared that Canada is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. Conceptualizing obesity as a biological condition, these experts insist that it needs to be "prevented" and "managed." Obesity in Canada takes a broader, critical perspective of our supposed epidemic. Examining obesity in its cultural and historical context, the book's contributors ask how we measure health and wellness, where our attitudes to obesity develop from, and what the consequences are of naming and targeting those whose body weights do not match our expectations as "obese." A broad survey of the issues surrounding the obesity panic in Canada, it is the first collection of fat studies and critical obesity studies from a distinctly Canadian perspective. » -- Résumé de l'éditeur

2022-03-02