Despite apocalyptic predictions from a vocal alliance of health professionals, politicians and social commentators that rising obesity levels would lead to a global health crisis, this crisis has not materialised. This book argues that we have therefore entered into a phase of the obesity debate.
Despite apocalyptic predictions from a vocal alliance of health professionals, politicians and social commentators that rising obesity levels would lead to a global health crisis, this crisis has not materialised. This book argues that we have therefore entered into a phase of the obesity debate.
Michael Gard is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Charles Sturt University's Bathurst campus. He teaches and writes about health, physical education, sport and the media and is a regular media commentator on these topics. His previous work in this field includes his book The Obesity Epidemic: Science Morality and Ideology, co-written with Jan Wright
Inhaltsangabe
1. The Beginning is the End 2. Worse Than Global Warming 3. The Inconvenience of Good News 4. The View From Outside 5. The Obvious Solution 6. Defenders of the Truth: The 'Empirical Sceptics' 7. Power and Theory: The 'Ideological Sceptics' 8. The Challenge of Thinking Well
1. The Beginning is the End 2. Worse Than Global Warming 3. The Inconvenience of Good News 4. The View From Outside 5. The Obvious Solution 6. Defenders of the Truth: The 'Empirical Sceptics' 7. Power and Theory: The 'Ideological Sceptics' 8. The Challenge of Thinking Well
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