Obesity
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When does “large” become “obese”? Or, at what point does an acceptable variation in body form become a pathological condition? And how does an individual’s lifestyle become subject to public and medical scrutiny?
In discussing obesity historians have tended to contrast the preindustrial physical ideal, in which plumpness signified health and prosperity, with the modern western archetype. But despite the shifting nature of body image, most cultures seem to have drawn a distinction between the pleasantly rounded and the morbidly fat, and have looked to medical practitioners for answers.
When does “large” become “obese”? Or, at what point does an acceptable variation in body form become a pathological condition? And how does an individual’s lifestyle become subject to public and medical scrutiny?
In discussing obesity historians have tended to contrast the preindustrial physical ideal, in which plumpness signified health and prosperity, with the modern western archetype. But despite the shifting nature of body image, most cultures seem to have drawn a distinction between the pleasantly rounded and the morbidly fat, and have looked to medical practitioners for answers.
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