What persons with physical disabilities can teach us about obesity

In response to Dr Marks’ paper titled ‘Homeostatic theory of obesity’, we discuss how research on persons with physical disabilities, who exist on the margins of traditional notions of beauty and health, can inform theories of obesity. The impact of sociocultural messages related to undesirability a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kaley M Roosen, Jennifer S Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-02-01
Series:Health Psychology Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102916634362