The Obesity Epidemic Why a Social Justice Perspective Matters
This book addresses the obesity epidemic from a political, economic and social perspective. Examining the populations that suffer the greatest from political and economic decision-making associated with obesity prevalence, this book utilizes a contemporar
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Monica M. Taylor
The Obesity Epidemic
Monica M. Taylor
The Obesity Epidemic Why a Social Justice Perspective Matters
Monica M. Taylor Colorado State University-Global Campus Greenwood Village, CO USA University of Maryland University College Adelphi, MD USA
ISBN 978-3-319-68977-7 ISBN 978-3-319-68978-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68978-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017955258 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Détail de la Tour Eiffel © nemesis2207/Fotolia.co.uk Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To Christian, Chase, and Taylor
INTRODUCTION
My motivation to write The Obesity Epidemic: Why A Social Justice Perspective Matters was to provide clarity on the reasons why this issue reached epidemic levels. The common discursive rhetoric faulting individual accountability permeated scholarly work at exhaustion. Public health initiatives worked diligently to develop intervention programs grounded in behavioral theories with the hope to reverse the obesity problem in America. Racial and ethnic populations were the main targets for these programs. Social expenditures continued to support these interventions, although time after time, some evaluations demonstrated evidence of behavioral changes in the targeted population, albeit such changes were not sustainable. Nevertheless, my colleagues and even I sought funding to participate in the development and execution of these types of interventions. The perception of who was burdened by the obesity problem and why it continued for decades without giving, at the very least, marginal acknowledgemen
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