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• Title:Slim chance, fat hope : society's obsession with thinness / editor, Catherine Tay Swee Kian.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Tay, Catherine Swee Kian.
  
• Published/Created:Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2004.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WD212 .S535 2004
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Obesity.
  Obesity--Psychological aspects.
  Obesity--Social aspects--Singapore.
  Weight loss--Psychological aspects.
  Weight loss--Social aspects--Singapore.
  Body image--Social aspects--Singapore.
  
• Description:xxii, 229 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9812387382 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:I. Medical / science perspective
  management of body weight / Tey Beng Hea
  genetic basis of obesity / Lim Tit Meng
  Slim 10 : fat hopes? / Daniel Fung
  Fat hopes / Ken Ung Eng Khean
  II. Legal perspective
  True files : the slim 10 case / Raj Singam
  Defective goods - product liability / Catherine Tay Swee Kian and Michael Low
  thin line between consumers and defective products in Singapore : is it time for new legislation? / Morris John and Stephen Norfor
  Consumer protection and product liability - the statutory framework / Steven Lam Kuet Keng
  III. Behavioural / ethical perspective
  Advertisements for slimming products : a behavioural perspective / Audrey Chia
  Are there shortcuts? / Sebastian Anthony
  Appendices to the slim 10 episode / Editorial Team, World Scientific
  IV. Social / community perspective
  Case studies of anorexic and bulimic patients / Chou Mei Ling
  Size matters : the smaller, the better / Aditee Ghate
  Being fat can be beautiful too! - interview with Moses Lim / Editorial Team, World Scientific
  Talents matter more than size - interview with Hossan Leong / Editorial Team, World Scientific
  trim and fit (TAF) programme - the route to physical fitness for school children / Editorial Team, World Scientific
  slimming phenomenon in popular culture / Joel Teo Woan Yee
  Reflections from the movies / Eista Lee
  Body image a big deal / Sharon Loh
  To fight an ever losing battle - a personal account / Lam Wai Kit
  V. Towards a healthy lifestyle
  Exercise your way to health and fitness
  Slimming versus losing weight.