Obesity. Pain and prejudice
Description
The problem of obesity is discussed against the backdrop of the recent trial of a San Francisco mother convicted of child abuse after her seriously overweight daughter died as a result of obesity. Topics discussed include prejudice against the overweight population; how medical communities and the social system are failing the obese; our society's habit of equating beauty with being thin; what constitutes obesity; and obesity as it relates to health issues.
Runtime
40 min
Subjects
- Cell metabolism (65)
- Nutrition (648)
- Obesity (111)
- Eating disorders (61)
- Self-care, Health (487)
- Diet (387)
- Food habits (189)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2008], c1998
Database
Films on Demand
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