276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume examines the biocultural dimensions of obesity from an anthropological perspective in an effort to broaden understanding of a growing public health concern. The United States of America currently has the highest rates of obesity among developed countries, with an alarming rise in prevalence in recent decades which promises to affect the nation for years to come. Bellisari helps... Read more
Chapter 1: Introduction – Obesity in America
Chapter 2: Origins of Obesity in Evolution
Chapter 3: The Metabolic Basis of Obesity
Chapter 4: The Toxic Environment
Chapter 5: Obesity in American Society
Chapter 6: The Obesity Epidemic and American Culture
Chapter 7: Conclusion – The Anthropology of Obesity
Chapter 2: Origins of Obesity in Evolution
Chapter 3: The Metabolic Basis of Obesity
Chapter 4: The Toxic Environment
Chapter 5: Obesity in American Society
Chapter 6: The Obesity Epidemic and American Culture
Chapter 7: Conclusion – The Anthropology of Obesity
Biography
Anna Bellisari is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Wright State University, USA
