TY - BOOK ID - 77880342 TI - Obesity PY - 2010 SN - 1282534831 9786612534836 0191576468 9780191576461 9780199557974 0199557977 0191614084 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Obesity KW - Adiposity KW - Corpulence KW - Fatness KW - Overweight KW - Body weight KW - Metabolism KW - Nutrition disorders KW - History. KW - Disorders UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77880342 AB - According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new'?Sander L. Gilman, a leading authority in the social and cultural history of the body, presents a fascinating account of the history of obesity, looking at the changing attitudes towards the body, from regarding it as 'God's temple' to more mechanical and practical concerns from the Enlightenment onwards. ER -