In the interests of promoting the health and wellbeing of their foetuses, pregnant women are
subject to imperatives which expect them to engage in an intense ascetic regime of self …

The global decline in the atmosphere caused by the release of hazardous material,
produced by the entry of chemical and physical or biological elements from anthropogenic …

In contemporary western societies, the fat body has become a focus of stigmatizing
discourses and practices aimed at disciplining, regulating and containing it. Despite the fact …

Ten years after the Human Genome Project's completion the life sciences stand in a moment
of uncertainty, transition, and contestation. The postgenomic era has seen rapid shifts in …

Mothers and pregnant women in contemporary western societies are at the centre of a web
of expert and lay discourses concerning the ways they should promote and protect the …

Amidst a barrage of policy documents, bio-medical research, and press items concerned
with the “crisis” of obesity, a growing scholarship is concerned with what has come to be …

Mothers are expected to monitor their children's dietary intakes and physical activities and
are blamed for over feeding their children if they are obese. Women are also urged to …

In the context of concerns about childhood obesity, mothers are placed at the forefront of
responsibility for shaping the eating behaviour and consequently the health of their young …

This article explores a theoretical legacy that underpins the ways in which many social
scientists come to know and understand obesity. In attempting to distance itself from …

We are in constant dialogue with fat. We consider where our fat lives on our bodies—how to
grow it, contain it, remove it, and prevent it. We check fat grams and make choices about …