Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 32)
Weighing In explores the intersections of obesity, food justice, and capitalism. Julie Guthman examines how social and economic systems shape discussions of food and health, offering a critical perspective on the forces that influence contemporary food culture and public debate.
About This Book
Weighing In explores obesity and the social issues surrounding food and health.
The book considers food justice as a framework for understanding unequal relationships involving food.
It also examines the limits of capitalism in shaping debates about obesity and food systems.
Part of the California Studies in Food and Culture series, this volume approaches its subject through cultural, social, and economic analysis.
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