Fatness, Obesity, and Disadvantage in the Australian Suburbs: Unpalatable Politics

by Tanya Zivkovic and Megan Warin

This ethnography takes the reader into the Australian suburbs to learn about food, eating and bodies during the highly political context of one of Australia's largest childhood obesity interventions. While there is ample evidence about the number of people who are overweight or obese and an abundance of information about what and how to eat, obesity remains 'a problem' in high-income countries such as Australia. Rather than rely on common...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030010082
• ISBN13: 9783030010089
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"