Beauty, Body Modification, Cosmetic Surgery, & Obesity
Articles and slide shows re ideals of beauty, body modification, female genital cutting, cosmetic surgery, and obesity
Slide Shows:
Cosmetic surgery – past, present, and future
Slide presentation on cosmetic surgery
Ethical & Policy Qs re beauty, cosmetic surgery, & obesity
Slide show on ethical issues relevant to ideals of beauty, cosmetic surgery, and obesity
female genital cutting
Slide show on female genital cutting
ideals of beauty and body modification
Slide show on historical and contemporary ideals of beauty and body modification
Obesity and Public Health
Slide show on public health approaches to obesity
Tanning and UV Radiation – The Case for Regulation
Slide show from Drs. Aruru and Salmon
Articles:
Cosmetic Surgery: Past, present, future – Medscape.doc
Article on cosmetic surgery
female genital cutting – Medscape.doc
Article on female genital cutting
Ideals of beauty-body modification – Medscape.doc
Article on historical and contemporary ideals of beauty and body modification
Public health aspects of the obesity epidemic – part I
Causes and health consequences of obesity
Public health aspects of the obesity epidemic – part II
Economic consequences of obesity, the “obesity economy,” and the roles of nutrition, exercise, and television
Public health aspects of the obesity epidemic – part III
Food and beverage industries, medical groups, and the government
Public health aspects of the obesity epidemic – part IV
Obesity worldwide, pathological underweight, and gluttony
Public health aspects of the obesity epidemic - part V
Treatments and public health approaches to combating the problem
External Links:
Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood: http://www.commercialexploitation.com/
Center for Science in the Public Interest: http://www.cspinet.org/
Commercial Alert: http://www.commercialalert.org/
New View Campaign – Challenging the Medicalization of Sex: http://newviewcampaign.org/
Skin Deep – Cosmetic Safety Database: http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/index.php
Tattooing and Piercing, Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tattoos-and-piercings/MC00020