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Waisted : a novel
In this provocative, wildly entertaining, and compelling novel, seven women enrolled in an extreme weight loss documentary discover self-love and sisterhood as they enact a daring revenge against the exploitative filmmakers.
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Fat Shame
To be fat hasn't always occasioned the level of hysteria that this condition receives today and indeed was once considered an admirable trait. Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture explores this arc, from veneration to shame, examining the historic roots of our contemporary anxiety about fatness. Tracing the cultural denigration of fatness to the mid 19th century, Amy Farrell argues that the stigma associated with a fat body preceded any health concerns about a large body size. Firmly in place by the time the diet industry began to flourish in the 1920s, the development of fat stigma was related not only to cultural anxieties that emerged during the modern period related to consumer excess, but, even more profoundly, to prevailing ideas about race, civilization and evolution. For 19th and early 20th century thinkers, fatness was a key marker of inferiority, of an uncivilized, barbaric, and primitive body. This idea--that fatness is a sign of a primitive person--endures today, fueling both our $60 billion war on fat and our cultural distress over the obesity epidemic. Farrell draws on a wide array of sources, including political cartoons, popular literature, postcards, advertisements, and physicians' manuals, to explore the link between our historic denigration of fatness and our contemporary concern over obesity. Her work sheds particular light on feminisms' fraught relationship to fatness. From the white suffragists of the early 20th century to contemporary public figures like Oprah Winfrey, Monica Lewinsky, and even the Obama family, Farrell explores the ways that those who seek to shed stigmatized identities--whether of gender, race, ethnicity or class--often take part in weight reduction schemes and fat mockery in order to validate themselves as civilized. In sharp contrast to these narratives of fat shame are the ideas of contemporary fat activists, whose articulation of a new vision of the body Farrell explores in depth. This book is significant for anyone concerned about the contemporary war on fat and the ways that notions of the civilized body continue to legitimate discrimination and cultural oppression.
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Fat girl walking : sex, food, love, and being comfortable in your skin-- every inch of it
\"I hope you buy 'Fat Girl Walking' because I want to start a conversation. Or continue a conversation, one I inadvertently started a while ago when I took my clothes off on a stage in front of 700 people. A lot of people thought I was awesome for doing that. A lot of others thought a size 18 woman had absolutely no business showing off her body. Unfortunately for them, I've made it my personal mission on my blog, in social media, on television, and now in this amazing book you're holding, to destroy the ridiculous myth that every woman who is overweight hates her body and herself. ... 'Fat Girl Walking' is a collection of stories from my life, my thoughts about the issues that I have faced as a woman, wife, mom, daughter, daughter-in-law, and internet personality in regards to my weight.\"--Author on jacket.
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Hong Kong perspectives. Full-figure lives
Nowadays many people pursue a slender physique, where beauty seems to be equated with thinness, and obesity is further stigmatized. Surveys have shown that some Hong Kong people have severe discrimination against overweight people. But is the mainstream aesthetics the only standard? In this episode, we interview several confident plus-sized ladies and discuss how they break through the limitations of the public's perspective and define their own beauty.
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Bitter brew : a Savannah Reid mystery
\"Savannah is shaken to the core when coroner Dr. Jennifer Liu appears on her doorstep late one night with a disturbing confession. In a potentially career-ruining move, a remorseful Dr. Liu admits to fudging an autopsy report to keep her friend Brianne's suicide a secret--fulfilling a final promise made before the terminally ill woman administered a lethal drug cocktail. But after Dr. Liu finds the same unique mixture in a second body, she fears the deaths share a dark connection . . Apprehensive about concealing a felony, Savannah and the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency launch a discreet investigation into Brianne's rare condition and the deadly concoction linking the two bodies. As chilling evidence points to an undeniable case of double murder, the agency races to slim down the suspect list and blow the lid off a shifty criminal's poisonous agenda. Savannah only hopes that, like Dr. Liu, her desire to help a friend won't put her reputation at risk--or, worse, land her on the next slab .\"--Provided by publisher.
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Fat women’s experiences of navigating sex and sexuality
Explores fat women’s experiences of sex and sexuality in Aotearoa New Zealand. Utilises interviews with self-identified fat women to consider the ways that being a fat woman in society may impact one’s sexual experiences and relationships. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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Fat blame : how the war on obesity victimizes women and children /
\"Fat Blame is a book about how the war on obesity is, in many ways, shaping up to be a battle against women and children, especially women and children who are marginalized via class and race. While conceding that fatness can be linked to certain conditions, or that some populations might be heavier than others, Herndon is more interested in the ways women and children are blamed for obesity and the ways interventions aimed at preventing obesity are problematic in and of themselves. From bariatric surgeries being performed on children to women being positioned as responsible for carrying to term a generation of thin children, her book looks closely at the stories of real people whose lives are drastically altered by interventions that are supposedly for their own good\"-- Publisher.
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Applicability of different resting energy expenditure prediction equations to overweight and obese women of childbearing age with fertility problems
Background and Objectives: This study compared the accuracy of current energy formulas in predicting resting energy expenditure (REE) in overweight and obese women with fertility problems. Methods and Study Design: This study evaluated REE prediction formulas in 82 overweight/obese women (18-49 years) with fertility problems. REE is accurately measured using indirect calorimetry, which is considered the gold standard for evaluating energy. Anthropometric data, including height, weight, and waist circumference. Body composition analysis was performed using bioelectrical impedance analysis to determine fat-free mass and other related indicators. Statistical analyses included Spearman correlation coefficients to assess the relationship between REE and various predictors. The accuracy and reliability of the existing prediction equations were evaluated by comparing their predicted values with resting energy expenditure values measured by Indirect Calorimetry using Bland-Altman analysis. Results: Among the prediction equations assessed, Mifflin's equation demonstrated superior performance in estimating REE in overweight/obese women experiencing fertility problems, exhibiting the least bias (-9.7 kcal/day) and a low standard deviation (240 kcal/day). Variables such as body weight, lean body weight, and central obesity indicators like waist circumference and waist-height ratio emerged as significant predictors of REE, with their impacts being age-dependent. The Mifflin-St. Jeor Equation, which integrates weight, height, and age variables, offers a reasonably accurate estimation of energy needs for this specific demographic. Conclusions: The Mifflin-St. Jeor Equation is an accurate tool for predicting REE in overweight and obese women with fertility problems, offering important insights for nutritional assessment and intervention strategies in fertility management.
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