Gracia Arnaiz Mabel
Departamento de Antropología, Filosofía y Trabajo Social, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, España.
Gac Med Mex. 2010 Nov-Dec;146(6):389-96.
This text is part of a broader line of study that aims to analyze how and why certain eating habits and bodily practices have become social problems, as is the case with fatness. We will show that the ideas that support the definition of obesity as a chronic and avoidable disease are leading experts and health authorities, and other social workers, to know and to think about its evolution in terms of "global" illness (epidemic) and to consider cultural factors as their main cause (obesogenic environment). Paradoxically, the international and national preventive measures taken are focused on changing individual behavior and, in particular, eating habits. The concepts about the regulation of excess weight and food provide interesting information about a particular understanding of lifestyles and culture and they take into account the current promotion of health patterns.
本文是一项更广泛研究的一部分，该研究旨在分析某些饮食习惯和身体行为如何以及为何会成为社会问题，肥胖问题便是如此。我们将表明，那些支持将肥胖定义为一种慢性且可避免疾病的观点，正引导着专家、卫生当局以及其他社会工作者，从“全球”疾病（流行病）的角度去认识和思考肥胖问题的演变，并将文化因素视为其主要成因（致胖环境）。矛盾的是，所采取的国际和国家预防措施都聚焦于改变个人行为，尤其是饮食习惯。关于体重超标和食物调节的观念，为对生活方式和文化的一种特定理解提供了有趣的信息，并且它们考虑到了当前对健康模式的推广。
