What's wrong with the 'war on obesity?'A narrative review of the weight-centered health paradigm and development of the 3C framework to build critical competency …

L O'hara, J Taylor - Sage Open, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Discourse about health that focuses predominantly on body weight is referred to as the
weight-centered health paradigm (WCHP). In recent years, there has been a significant …

Influence and effects of weight stigmatisation in media: a systematic review

J Kite, BH Huang, Y Laird, A Grunseit, B McGill… - …, 2022‏ - thelancet.com
Background The lack of a comprehensive understanding of the role of mass media in
perpetuating weight stigma hinders policy formulation. We reviewed the influence of mass …

Fighting obesity or obese persons? Public perceptions of obesity-related health messages

R Puhl, JL Peterson, J Luedicke - International Journal of Obesity, 2013‏ - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: This study examined public perceptions of obesity-related public health media
campaigns with specific emphasis on the extent to which campaign messages are perceived …

Cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the 'Change for Life'mass media/social marketing campaign in the UK

H Croker, R Lucas, J Wardle - BMC Public Health, 2012‏ - Springer
Background Social marketing campaigns offer a promising approach to the prevention of
childhood obesity. Change4Life (C4L) is a national obesity prevention campaign in …

[ספר][B] Transforming images: Screens, affect, futures

R Coleman - 2015‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Contemporary social and cultural life is increasingly organised around a logic of self-
transformation, where changing the body is seen as key. Transforming Images examines …

[ספר][B] The politics of physical activity

J Piggin - 2019‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Defining 'politics' as contests over ideas, values and visions about what a physically active
society could be, this book uses critical analysis to challenge accepted truths about physical …

Exercise as a poisoned elixir: Inactivity, inequality and intervention

O Williams, K Gibson - Qualitative research in sport, exercise and …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we theorise and explain Exercise is Medicine (EiM), as indicative of broader
physical activity (PA) health promotion, from a sociological perspective through the lens of …

Reframing obesity: A critical discourse analysis of the UK's first social marketing campaign

J Mulderrig - Critical Policy Studies, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a critical discourse analysis of the UK government's 'Change4Life'
antiobesity social marketing campaign, which uses colorful cartoon characters and …

Evaluating the effectiveness of an Australian obesity mass-media campaign: how did the 'Measure-Up'campaign measure up in New South Wales?

EL King, AC Grunseit, BJ O'Hara… - Health education …, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract In 2008, the Australian Government launched a mass-media campaign 'Measure-
Up'to reduce lifestyle-related chronic disease risk. Innovative campaign messages linked …

The weight of the word: Knowing silences in obesity research

MJ Warin, JS Gunson - Qualitative Health Research, 2013‏ - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, we examine the ethical and methodological tensions entailed in doing
qualitative research in obesity studies. Framing our own embodied engagements through …