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02145aam a2200325Mi 4500 001 DD3EA122370411E887D7D95B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180403010230 008 170918t20182018xx 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2017955258 020 $a 9783319689777 020 $a 3319689770 035 $a (OCoLC)1022279541 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d OCLCO $d BDX $d GZM $d OCLCF $d EAU $d YOU $d OCLCO $d IWA $d SILO 050 4 $a RA645.O23 T39x 2018 100 1 $a Taylor, Monica M. 245 14 $a The obesity epidemic : $b why a social justice perspective matters / $c Monica M. Taylor. 264 1 $a Cham : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2018. 300 $a xi, 86 pages ; $c 22 cm 490 1 $a Palgrave pivot 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 1. The globesity epidemic -- 2. The obesity epidemic: individual accountability and the social determinants of health -- 3. The argument for social justice -- 4. The political economy perspective -- 5. Policy solutions -- 6. Justice for all -- Index. 520 $a This book addresses the obesity epidemic from a political, economic and social perspective. Examining the populations that suffer the greatest from political and economic decision-making associated with obesity prevalence, this book utilizes a contemporary framework to discuss obesity. While it does examine the behavioral risks associated with rising obesity rates, it also explores the political level, by evaluating theories in social justice and the political economy that foster or restrict at-risk behaviors. It considers the economic context through rising income inequality levels in the US. It also critiques the actions of higher institutions, including transnational corporations, as social contributors to this epidemic. Finally, it compares global and national challenges of the epidemic--back cover. 650 0 $a Obesity $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Discrimination against overweight persons. 830 0 $a Palgrave pivot. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190402014843.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DD3EA122370411E887D7D95B97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search