TY - BOOK AU - Boero,Natalie ED - Project Muse. TI - Killer fat: media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic" SN - 9780813553726 AV - RC552.O25 B64 2012 U1 - 369.196/398 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New Brunswick, N.J. PB - Rutgers University Press KW - Body image KW - Health in mass media KW - Obesity KW - United States KW - Psychological aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Obesity as a "leading health indicator": public health, moral entrepreneurs, and a confluence of interests -- All the news that's fat to print: the American "obesity epidemic" and the media -- Normative pathology and unique disease: Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, and behavioral treatments for the obesity epidemic -- Bypassing blame: bariatric surgery, normative femininity, and the case of biomedical failure -- Conclusion: health at every size or thin at any price? UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780813553726/ ER -