Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Obesity In Canada Critical Perspectives 1
6. Introduction: Obesity In Canada 3
7. Part 1 Critical Perspectives On Obesity Science
8. 1. Hearing Noises And Noticing Silence: Towards A Critical Engagement With Canadian Body Weight Statistics 31
9. 2. “Obesity” As Process: The Medicalization Of Fatness By Canadian Researchers, 1971–2010 56
10. 3. The Geneticization Of Aboriginal Diabetes And Obesity: Adding Another Scene To The Story Of The Thrifty Gene 89
11. 4. Diabesity, Or The “Twin Epidemics”: Reflections On The Iatrogenic Consequences Of Stigmatizing Lifestyle To Reduce The Incidence Of Diabetes Mellitus In Canada 122
12. 5. Spoon Fed: Learning About “Obesity” In Dietetics 148
13. 6. Indigenous People’S Clinical Encounters With Obesity: A Conversation With Barry Lavallee 175
14. Part 2 Who Is Responsible For Obesity?
15. 7. Mother Blaming And Obesity: An Alternative Perspective 187
16. 8. Obesity, Risk, And Responsibility: The Discursive Production Of The “Ultimate At-Risk Child” 218
17. 9. Obesity Panic, Body Surveillance, And Pedagogy: Elementary Teachers’ Response To Obesity Messaging 245
18. 10. Find Your Greatness: Responsibility, Policy, And The Problem Of Childhood Obesity 272
19. Part 3 Representations Of And Responses To Obesity
20. 11. From “Fu” To “Be Yourself”: Fat Activisms In Canada 293
21. 12. Having Your Jiggs Dinner And Eating It Too: Newfoundland Obesity And The Affects Of Tradition 320
22. 13. Screening The Un-Scene: Deconstructing The (Bio)Politics Of Story Telling In A Canadian Reality Makeover Weight Loss Series 342
23. 14. Fat Authenticity And The Pursuit Of Hetero-Romantic Love In Vancouver: The Case Of Online Dating 373
24. Part 4 Inconclusions
25. 15. “Celebrating Unruly Experiences”: Queering Health At Every Size As A Response To The Politics Of Postponement 399
26. 16. Revisioning Fat: From Enforcing Norms To Exploring Possibilities Unique To Different Bodies 419
27. Contributors 441
28. Index 445