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XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame
Seeman, Neil; Luciani, Patrick
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Description for XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame
paperback. XXL challenges governments to abandon top-down planning solutions in favour of bottom-up innovations to confront the obesity crisis. Series: U of T Centre for Public Management Series on Public Policy & Administration. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Obese individuals are twice as likely to experience heart failure as non-obese people. More than eighty-five per cent of type 2 diabetes sufferers are overweight. And in the United States, obese and overweight individuals make up more than two-thirds of the adult population. Public health organizations and governments have traditionally tried to combat obesity through shame-inducing policies, which assure people that they can easily lose weight by eating right and exercising. This generic approach has failed, as it does little to address the personal, genetic, and cultural challenges faced by obese individuals.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
U of T Centre for Public Management Series on Public Policy & Administration
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780772786272
SKU
V9780772786272
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About Seeman, Neil; Luciani, Patrick
Neil Seeman is director of the Health Strategy Innovation Cell and a senior resident in health system innovation at Massey College, University of Toronto. Patrick Luciani is a senior resident at Massey College, University of Toronto.
Reviews for XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame
'Messrs. Seeman and Luciani's suggestions will annoy both the left and the right. Market forces are anathema to the top-down thinking of many on the left, and handing money to the "undeserving" is anathema to many on the right. But the very fact that their idea defies conventional wisdom suggests that it is a good one.'
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