The Medicalization And Demedicalization Of Obesity

The medicalization of obesity, bariatric surgery, and

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27531066/

This article examines how the medicalization of obesity validates the use of bariatric surgery to treat obesity in the United States and how expansions in access to bariatric surgery normalize surgical procedures as disease treatment and prevention tools.

Medicalizing Obesity: Individual, Economic, and Medical Consequences ...

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/medicalizing-obesity-individual-economic-and-medical-consequences/2011-12

The medicalization of obesity, bariatric surgery, and …

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This article examines how the medicalization of obesity validates the use of bariatric surgery to treat obesity in the United States and how expansions in access to …

The Incomplete Medicalization of Obesity: Physician …

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Abstract. Objectives: Despite increased awareness of obesity-related health risks and myriad treatment options, obesity still affects more than one-third of persons in the …

The Medicalization of "Obesity" - Nutrition Therapy …

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Medicalization of obesity occurred as medical people and their allies made increasingly frequent, powerful and persuasive claims that they should exercise social …

The medicalization of obesity, bariatric surgery, and …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1363459316660858

This article examines how the medicalization of obesity validates the use of bariatric surgery to treat obesity in the United States and how expansions in access to …

Medicalization: Scientific Progress or Disease Mongering?

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Medicalization of Normal Health Variants Medicalization refers to the process in which conditions and behaviors are labeled and treated as medical issues. Critics have labeled …

The medicalization of obesity, bariatric surgery, and

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306246371_The_medicalization_of_obesity_bariatric_surgery_and_population_health

This article examines how the medicalization of obesity validates the use of bariatric surgery to treat obesity in the United States and how expansions in access to …

(De)Medicalization Flashcards | Quizlet

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What is demedicalization? When a "medical problem" transitions into a normal variation of humanity. (narrowing the scope) Social process governed by those with authority such as …

Sobal, J. (1995) The medicalization and demedicalization …

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The qualitative data demonstrate that the increasing social rejection of fat people can be traced not only to moralizing discourses on “excessive” food consumption or the …