Facing the Challenges of Female Obesity During Midlife: Social Inequality, Weight Control, and Stigma in Clinically Overweight and Obese Women

The increasing burden of chronic disease in ageing populations has shifted focus towards illness prevention and the self-management of health. Middle-aged and menopausal women’s transitioning bodies, specifically with respect to weight gain and changes in body fat composition, have received much att...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Binette, Rachelle
Other Authors: Dumas, Alexandre
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35221
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-179