Three positions on the fat body: Evaluating the ethical shortcomings of the obesity discourse

Clinical Ethics 15 (1):39-48 (2020)
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This article raises serious ethical concerns regarding the medical discourse on obesity. It offers a description of three alternate positions on the fat body: the scientific approach dominant withi...

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