Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FIGURES vii
4. TABLES ix
5. PREFACE xi
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
7. 1. Introduction: The Problem of Obesity 1
8. 2. Defining Obesity 11
9. 3. Obesity and Human 35
10. 4. The Distribution of Risk 48
11. 5. Culture and Body Ideals 84
12. 6. Big-Body Symbolism, Meanings, and Norms 99
13. 7. Conclusion: The Big Picture 125
14. APPENDIX A. GLOBAL RATES OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY 135
15. APPENDIX B. BODY MASS INDEX TABLES 151
16. APPENDIX C. TOOLS FOR THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BODY IMAGE 155
17. APPENDIX D. USING CULTURAL CONSENSUS ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND OBESITY NORMS 161
18. REFERENCES 175
19. INDEX 201