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Title:
Obesity / Sylvia Engdahl, book editor.
Author:
Engdahl, Sylvia, editor.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, Michigan : Greenhaven Press, [2015]
Call Number:
RC628 .O222 2015
Abstract:
"Opposing Viewpoints: Obesity: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780737772784
Series:
Opposing viewpoints® series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Is there an obesity epidemic? The obesity epidemic is America's greatest ongoing crisis / The myth of an "obesity tsunami" / The prevalence of obesity has been underestimated / The obesity epidemic was manufactured by the weight loss industry / The public's acceptance of higher weight is a serious problem / The public's obsession with weight loss and thinness is harmful / Is obesity a disease? Declaring that obesity is a disease will help patients / Obesity is not a disease / The AMA's classification of obesity as a disease is proper / The AMA's classification of obesity as a disease is a mistake / Obesity fits any reasonable definition of disease / Being overweight does not always mean being unhealthy / Calling obesity a disease will force awareness that being obese impairs health / Calling obese individuals diseased on the basis of statistics is wrong / Should society actively combat obesity? Public health authorities should regulate the sale of sugary drinks / Regulating diet and health choices violates individual rights / The government should take action against obesity / The war on obesity is unjustified and a waste of money / Society should stigmatize being obese / Stigmatizing obese people is comparable to stigmatizing gay individuals / What is causing the rise in obesity? The rise in obesity is due mainly to overeating / The rise in obesity is due mainly to physical inactivity / Seduced by food: obesity and the human brain / The rise in obesity is due to stress / Antibiotics may be causing the rise in obesity / Environmental chemicals may be causing the rise in obesity / Many complex factors contribute to the rise in obesity
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