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  1. Access to nutritious food, socioeconomic individualism and public health ethics in the USA: a common good approach.Jacquineau Azétsop & Tisha R. Joy - 2013 - Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 8:16.
    Good nutrition plays an important role in the optimal growth, development, health and well-being of individuals in all stages of life. Healthy eating can reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer. However, the capitalist mindset that shapes the food environment has led to the commoditization of food. Food is not just a marketable commodity like any other commodity. Food is different from other commodities on the market in that it is (...)
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  • Obesity, political responsibility, and the politics of needs.Kaja Tulatz - 2019 - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 22 (2):305-315.
    Since overweight and obesity have been framed as one of the main contemporary health challenges in industrialized countries, it has become a matter of public health efforts. While the belief that obese individuals are personally responsible for their body weight prevails in public opinion, evidence-based health science widely acknowledges that obesity is significantly influenced by socio-economic factors and thus that prevention requires structural changes. This constellation bears the chance of politicizing an issue formerly conceived of as private which really is (...)
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  • Illuminating the ethical tensions in the obesity Canada website: a transdisciplinary social justice perspective.Deana Kanagasingam, Moss Norman & Laura Hurd - 2021 - Journal of Critical Realism 20 (5):474-490.
    Even though considerable resources have been allocated to the study of obesity, there is no consensus on its definition, causes, or solutions. Amidst ongoing debates over understandings of obesity, Obesity Canada (OC) was established to enhance the quality of life of Canadians with obesity through the advancement of anti-discrimination, policy change, and obesity prevention and treatment. Drawing upon a transdisciplinary social justice framework, we use critical thematic analysis to examine the OC website, which is the organization’s primary knowledge mobilization platform. (...)
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