Following on from the success of the first edition, John Coveney traces our complex
relationship with food and eating and our preoccupation with diet, self-discipline and food …

Currently in developed nations, childhood obesity is generating widespread concern and
prompting social and institutional responses. Obesity is constructed as a broad public health …

Over the past few decades, three issues have emerged as threats to the health of infants and
children in western, industrialised countries: the developmental impact of alcohol use in …

Heather Grossklaus, Donna Maryicsin uring a walk or drive down the street, it is common to
see some children playing outdoors after school, riding bikes, or playing team sports …

The current preoccupation with body weight in western cultures is arguably unprecedented.
The obesity crisis has engaged not only health communities, but numerous other public and …

The primary prevention of childhood obesity requires combined efforts by stakeholders at
various societal levels, based on the knowledge from multiple disciplines. The goal of the …

Children are among the most vulnerable members in any society, and theirs is a
vulnerability grounded in their dependency on others for care and protection from harm. A …

How are fat children represented in media parenting advice? I examine how fat children and
“childhood obesity” are depicted in popular media, using dominant cultural models of child …

The paper presents a brief overview of current knowledge about (i) the link between parental
behaviour and lifestyle and childhood obesity,(ii) the many other factors influencing …

No dialogue about ethical interventions in the treatment of childhood obesity would be
complete without including the role of family, particularly parents, in influencing their child's …