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Slim chance fat hope : society's obsession with thinness /

Slimming and dieting has become such a fixation among Singaporeans that manufacturers and distributors of weight-reducing products are laughing all the way to the bank. However, the recent spate of controversies surrounding slimming pills is no laughing matter. This book is a collection of articles...

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Други автори: Tay, Catherine Swee Kian.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ℗♭2004.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=235593
Подобни документи: Print version:: Slim chance fat hope.
Съдържание:
  • I.
  • Medical / Science Perspective
  • The management of body weight /
  • Tey Beng Hea
  • The genetic basis of obesity /
  • Lim Tit Meng
  • Slim 10 : fat hopes? /
  • Daniel Fung
  • Fat hopes /
  • Ken Ung Eng Khean
  • II.
  • Legal Perspective
  • True files : the slim 10 case /
  • Raj Singam
  • Defective goods
  • product liability /
  • Catherine Tay Swee Kian and Michael Low
  • The thin line between consumers and defective products in Singapore : is it time for new legislation? /
  • Morris John and Stephen Norfor
  • Consumer protection and product liability
  • the statutory framework /
  • Steven Lam Kuet Keng
  • III.
  • Behavioural / Ethical Perspective
  • Advertisements for slimming products : a behavioural perspective /
  • Audrey Chia
  • Are there shortcuts? /
  • Sebastian Anthony
  • Appendices to the slim 10 episode /
  • Editorial Team, World Scientific
  • IV.
  • Social / Community Perspective
  • Case studies of anorexic and bulimic patients /
  • Chou Mei Ling
  • Size matters : the smaller, the better /
  • Aditee Ghate
  • Being fat can be beautiful too!
  • interview with Moses Lim /
  • Editorial Team, World Scientific
  • Talents matter more than size
  • interview with Hossan Leong /
  • Editorial Team, World Scientific
  • The trim and fit (TAF) programme
  • the route to physical fitness for school children /
  • Editorial Team, World Scientific
  • The slimming phenomenon in popular culture /
  • Joel Teo Woan Yee
  • Reflections from the movies /
  • Eista Lee
  • Body image a big deal /
  • Sharon Loh
  • To fight an ever losing battle
  • a personal account /
  • Lam Wai Kit
  • V.
  • Towards a Healthy Lifestyle
  • Exercise your way to health and fitness
  • Slimming versus losing weight.