{"product_id":"fighting-fat-wendy-mitchinson-9781487522742","title":"Fighting Fat: Canada, 1920-1980","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the statistics for obesity have been alarming in the twenty-first century, concern about fatness has a history. In \u003ci\u003eFighting Fat, \u003c\/i\u003e Wendy Mitchinson discusses the history of obesity and fatness from 1920 to 1980 in Canada. Through the context of body, medicine, weight measurement, food studies, fat studies, and the identity of those who were fat, Mitchinson examines the attitudes and practices of medical practitioners, nutritionists, educators, and those who see themselves as fat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFighting Fat\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes a number of sources to expose our culture's obsession with body image. Mitchinson looks at medical journals, both their articles and the advertisements for drugs for obesity, as well as magazine articles and advertisements, including popular \"before and after\" weight loss stories. Promotional advertisements reveal how the media encourages negative attitudes towards body fat. The book also includes over 30 interviews with Canadians who defined themselves as fat, highlighting the emotional toll caused by the stigmatizing of fatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Mitchinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487522746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487522742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019","brand":"Wendy Mitchinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451064996095,"sku":"9781487522742","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_929beeb7-5115-4dae-80ea-066e63b9807a.jpg?v=1735876328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fighting-fat-wendy-mitchinson-9781487522742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}