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CATEGORIES:Departmental Seminars in History and Philosophy of
  Science
SUMMARY:In defense of the medical model of obesity - Andre
 as De Block (KU Leuven)
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UID:TALK210682AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/210682
DESCRIPTION:Is obesity a health problem? While most public hea
 lth organisations and medical researchers seem to 
 consider the rising obesity rates as a major healt
 h crisis\, some critics remain unconvinced. They v
 iew the pathologisation of body fat as an ideologi
 cal construct. In this talk (based on joint work w
 ith Jonathan Sholl) I aim to defend the current me
 dical models of obesity and the view that obesity 
 is a serious health problem. Moreover\, while the 
 critics often see medical models of obesity as an 
 important source of stigma\, these models might ac
 tually help to combat stigma and to increase empat
 hy.
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Plant Scienc
 es\, Downing Site
CONTACT:Lewis Bremner
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