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Childhood obesity

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2007 (Volume) 16 (Number) 3
Medium (Periodical) Sociology Review.
Classif 301 SOC
Subject Sociology
Page 22 - 24
Authors Allen, Kerry
Contents

Governments, doctors, the media and others believe that we are facing a `crisis' or even an `epidemic' of childhood obesity. But what does the sociological evidence really show?

Keywords
Age     Family     Gender     Junk food     Moral panic     Nutrition     Social class     Social factors     Weight problem