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Neoliberalism, public health, and the moral perils of fatness

LeBesco, Kathleen·2011·Critical Public Health
DOI 10.1080/09581596.2010.529422
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This article examines attempts by the state – via body mass index (BMI) bills, obesity report cards, curtailment of custody, and more – to enlist individual citizens in the war on obesity as they rehearse a reductive collapse between weight and health that may actually undermine human wellness. The article considers such efforts to responsibilize the individual citizen in light of recent arguments by concerned scholars that the collective citizenry must revolt against the oppressiveness of our so-called ‘obesogenic environment’ if we are to preserve our good health. Finally, the article offers alternatives to neoliberal governmentality and the obesogenic environment approach in an effort to rethink fatness.

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Authors
LeBesco, K.
Venue
Critical Public Health
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2011-06
Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
153-164
ISSN
  • 0958-1596 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-3682
DOI
10.1080/09581596.2010.529422
OpenAlex
W2094787364
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311
References
37
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23.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
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