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The fat studies reader / by Rothblum, Esther D.; Solovay, Sondra,1970-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Obesity; Overweight persons.; Obesity.;
© c2009., New York Unviersity Press,
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Fat kid got fit : and so can you! / by Baroni, Bill.; DiMarco, Damon.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245)."When Bill Baroni was just twenty years old, he was convinced he was dying. He thought he was having a heart attack because it felt like he had an elephant sitting on his chest. It turned out to be only indigestion, but more than that, it was the wake up call he needed to save his life. Bill weighed 320 pounds and was hooked on junk food. He set about to change his life forever, and now, in Fat Kid Gets Fit, he tells you everything you need to know to lose weight and more importantly, keep it off for the rest of your life. No, he's not a doctor. Not a trainer. Not a salesman hawking gym equipment, vitamin supplements, or workout videos. He did not have gastric bypass surgery and he didn't subscribe to the slimming grapefruit enema regimes used by Hollywood stars. He lost his weight using common sense. It took dedication, and even some gumption. But it worked! He lost 120 pounds and, more importantly, he has kept it off! He has maintained a healthy 185 pounds for fifteen years. At 6'5", he is trim, handsome, and healthy. Bill is a man on a mission-to help get everyone fit, no matter what their story is"--"When Bill Baroni was just twenty years old, he was convinced he was dying. He thought he was having a heart attack because it felt like he had an elephant sitting on his chest. It turned out to be only indigestion, but more than that, it was the wake up call he needed to save his life. Bill weighed 320 pounds and was hooked on junk food. He set about to change his life forever, and now in Fat Kid Gets Fit, he wants to help you do the same"--
Subjects: Baroni, Bill; Overweight persons; Weight loss.;
© c2012., Lyons Press,
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson / by Green, John,1977-; Levithan, David.;
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Dating (Social customs); Homosexuality; Overweight persons; Theater; Names, Personal; Interpersonal relations; Dating (Social customs); Homosexuality; Overweight persons; Theater; Names, Personal;
© 2011, c2010., Speak,
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How to never look fat again : over 1,000 ways to dress thinner without dieting / by Krupp, Charla.;
Krupp shares smart, easy ways to hide arm flaps, big busts, muffin tops, back fat, Buddha belly, booty, wide hips, thunder thighs, heavy calves--and that's only half the chapters. She also looks at special problems like how not to look fat in work-out gear, evening wear and even in a swimsuit!Are your clothes making you look fat? -- How to never look fat with a wide face -- How to never look fat with a thick neck + broad shoulders -- How to never look fat with arm flap -- How to never look fat with a big bust -- How to never look fat with muffin top + back fat -- How to never look fat with buddha belly -- How to never look fat with wide hips + thighs -- How to never look fat with a big booty -- How to never look fat with heavy calves -- How to never look fat with wide feet + ankles -- How to never look fat in summer -- How to never look fat in winter -- How to never look fat in workout wear -- How to never look fat in the evening -- How to never look fat again.
Subjects: Clothing and dress.; Overweight women; Beauty, Personal.; Fashion.;
© 2010., Springboard,
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A big fat crisis : the hidden forces behind the obesity epidemic - and how we can end it / by Cohen, Deborah(Deborah Ann);
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-247) and index." In the hot days of the summer of 1972, the New York City Health Department investigated an unusually high incidence of deaths among toddlers who fell out of tenement windows. Initially mothers and caregivers were blamed for not being alert, not properly supervising children, or simply neglecting naturally curious toddlers and adventurous young children who leaned out of apartment windows, or crawled onto fire escape stairwells to try and cool off. After an investigation, the health department launched a campaign, "Children Can't Fly" and offered free window guards to families in tenement buildings. The next summer, there were no falls from buildings that had the new window guards. The story of "Children Can't Fly" is an apt analogy for the problem and the solution to the obesity epidemic. Children are born curious and may wander to an open window even if (or because) we tell them to stay away. All of us were born with the capacity and inclination to eat more than we need. In a world where there is too much food, we currently have no constraints that limit our natural tendencies to automatically eat what is readily available. Dr. Cohen has created a major new work of nonfiction that will transform the national conversation surrounding the weight crisis in this country and throughout the world. Based on her own research at the RAND corporation, as well as the latest insights from behavioral economics, psychology, cognitive science, and the social sciences, A Big Fat Crisis reveals the surprising forces behind the obesity epidemic and how we, as a nation, can overcome it. Her conclusions contradict conventional wisdom and widely held expert opinion, and go against our own intuitive beliefs about the way we eat. They represent, in short, a paradigm-shift in how we approach the problem of obesity-and the solution. A Big Fat Crisis argues that the obesity epidemic is the product of two forces: (1) Immutable aspects of human nature, namely the fundamental limits of self-control, the lazy decision-making of the brain's non-cognitive system, and the automatic and unconscious way that we are hard-wired to eat; and (2) A completely transformed food environment: all of the food-related elements of our surroundings, including food stores and restaurants, prices, portion sizes, the types of food available to us, and food marketing and advertising. A Big Fat Crisis offers concrete solutions, arguing that the most important and modifiable steps in the chain of events that leads to obesity are at the point of purchase and the point of consumption. Like cholera and typhoid in the 19th century, obesity is a public health crisis. Ending it requires solutions that transcend individual behavior. Change begins with a fresh perspective and a clearer vision of what we need to do. We can tackle the obesity epidemic. We just can't do it alone"--"Dr. Cohen has created a work of nonfiction that will transform the national conversation surrounding the weight crisis in this country and throughout the world. Based on her own research at the RAND corporation, as well as the latest insights from behavioral economics, psychology, cognitive science, and the social sciences, A Big Fat Crisis reveals the surprising forces behind the obesity epidemic and how we, as a nation, can overcome it. Her conclusions contradict conventional wisdom and widely held expert opinion, and go against our own intuitive beliefs about the way we eat. They represent, in short, a paradigm-shift in how we approach the problem of obesity--and the solution. A Big Fat Crisis offers concrete solutions, arguing that the most important and modifiable steps in the chain of events that leads to obesity are at the point of purchase and the point of consumption. Like cholera and typhoid in the 19th century, obesity is a public health crisis. Ending it requires solutions that transcend individual behavior. Change begins with a fresh perspective and a clearer vision of what we need to do."--Human nature and food : It's not your fault ; The limits of self-control ; The overwhelmed brain ; Eating is automatic -- The food environment : Abundant and cheap ; A food desert? Try a swamp ; Marketing obesity -- An alternate vision : A plea for change: we are all in this together ; A safer food environment ; The supermarket of the future ; Fit and fat: what about physical activity? ; In the meantime: what individuals can do ; Conclusion -- Healthier meal guidelines for adults and children.
Subjects: Obesity; Obesity; Obesity; Overweight persons; Public health; Obesity; Health Policy;
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The body size and health debate / by Selby, Christine L. B.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Changing shape of the ideal body throughout the 20th century -- Health and body mass index (BMI) -- Rates of obesity and targeted prevention efforts -- Consequences of how overweight and obese are treated and viewed by society -- Health At Every Size® -- Body image and happiness : should we be focused on body shape and size? -- Can overweight or obese bodies really be healthy? -- Is personal choice a relevant argument for body size? -- Applications of Health At Every Size® -- Case illustrations.Has the connection between body size and overall health been overstated for decades? This book examines how our dogged efforts to eradicate obesity may be doing more harm than good and explores alternative ways to measure and encourage health.
Subjects: Body weight.; Obesity.; Body image.; Body Weight.; Obesity; Obesity; Social Perception.; Body Image; Healthy Lifestyle.;
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Fat girls hiking : an inclusive guide to getting outdoors at any size or ability / by Michaud-Skog, Summer,author.;
"In the tradition of Workman's Every Body Yoga, we're bringing a proud, plus-sized, body-positive attitude to the world of hiking and outdoor recreation. Summer Michaud-Skog, founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community, offers a book brimming with heartfelt stories, practical advice, personal profiles of FGH community members, and trail reviews. It all serves to spread the Fat Girls Hiking message of inclusivity in the outdoors. Equal parts empowering and impassioned, personal and practical, this book adds an important voice to the conversation about diversity in the outdoors, raising visibility of hikers who have too long been marginalized. As the Fat Girls Hiking motto goes, "Trails Not Scales!""--
Subjects: Hiking for women.; Overweight women; Overweight women; Outdoor recreation for women.;
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Choose to lose : the 7-day carb cycle solution / by Powell, Chris(Celebrity trainer);
"An inspirational fitness book by celebrity fitness trainer Chris Powell, from ABC's EXTREME MAKEOVER: WEIGHTLOSS EDITION. In the book, Powell presents exercises, nutrition tips, basic recipes, and inspiration for the average person to lose 20-30 pounds. He presents the tools to transform a person's lifestyle. The book will educate, guide, motivate, and call readers to action. It will also capture the reality of the weightloss and fitness journey, the good and bad. The book will feature approximately 80-100 black and white photographs/illustrations throughout that will guide the reader through exercises, other fitness and weightloss methods, and tips on how to revamp your kitchen, pantry, dining room, etc, to best support your weightloss goals"--Pt. 1. Discovery. Why am I overweight? ; The furnace ; Change your mind, change your body ; Are you ready? ; Get smart ; Prepare for success -- pt. 2. Action. The carb-cycle solution : the 7-day carb cycle ; Quick-start guide ; The slingshot technique ; Get moving ; Putting it all together ; The long-term lifestyle for weight-loss maintenance ; Recipes and portions.
Subjects: Low-carbohydrate diet.;
© c2012., Hyperion,
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The energy glut : climate change and the politics of fatness / by Roberts, Ian,Ph.D.; Edwards, Phil,Ph.D.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-175) and index.Worldwide, over a billion adults are overweight and 300 million are officially obese. This book tells the story of energy in society, and places fatness next to climate change, as manifestations of the same fundamental planetary malaise. It argues that the pulse of fossil fuel energy released from the ground after the discovery of oil not only started the process of catastrophic climate change, but also propelled the average human weight distribution upwards. The author presents a vision of humans besieged by a food industry that uses sophisticated marketing techniques to sell us mountains of energy dense food while at the same time we are functionally paralyzed with fewer opportunities to move our bodies than ever before and that the accumulation of body fat is a political, not a personal, problem. This work offers and appraises a set of personal and political de carbonising strategies. But to tread more lightly on our world we first need to make sense of the systemic processes, and it takes first steps in this direction.Introduction: The fat planet -- Fat people and fat populations -- The motorization of movement -- Food and the petro-nutritional complex -- Money -- Contract and converge -- The era of the bicycle -- Reclaiming our neighbourhoods -- Reclaim your home -- A better world.
Subjects: Obesity; Obesity; Fossil fuels; Global warming; Obesity; Climate Change; Fossil Fuels;
© c2010., Zed Books,
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Obesity : cultural and biocultural perspectives / by Brewis, Alexandra A.,1965-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-200) and index.Introduction: the problem with obesity -- Defining obesity -- Obesity and human adaptation -- The distribution of risk -- Culture and body ideals -- Big-body symbolism, meanings, and norms -- Conclusion: the big picture."In a world filled with more people who are overweight than underweight, public health and medical perspectives paint obesity as a catastrophic epidemic that threatens to overwhelm health systems and undermine life expectancies globally. In many societies, being obese creates profound personal suffering because it is so culturally stigmatized. yet despite loud messages about the health and social costs of obesity, weight gain is a seemingly universal aspect of the modern human condition. Grounded in a holistic anthropological approach and using a range of ethnographic and ecological case studies, 'Obesity' shows that the human tendency to become and stay fat makes perfect sense in terms of evolved human inclinations and the physical and social realities of modern life. Drawing on her own fieldwork in the rural United States, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands, the author addresses such critical questions as why obesity is defined as a problem and why some groups are more at risk than others. She suggests innovative ways in which anthropology and other social sciences can use community-based research to address the serious public health and social justice concerns provoked by the global spread of obesity."-- BACK COVER
Subjects: Obesity; Medical anthropology.; Obesity.; Body Image.; Cross-Cultural Comparison.; Health Behavior.;
© c2011., Rutgers University Press,
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