Public Health and Social Justice

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:

*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

Articles:

*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 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/

New View Campaign – Challenging the Medicalization of Sex: http://newviewcampaign.org/