http://www.actboldly.com/2006/01/19/obesity-personal-or-political-or-both/ Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:17:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.actboldly.com/2006/01/19/obesity-personal-or-political-or-both/comment-page-1/#comment-138 The Fat Girl Mon, 20 Feb 2006 03:00:06 +0000 http://www.actboldly.com/?p=88#comment-138 I say "both," no question. I definitely take the psychological approach to looking at the way we eat—partially that's because I've been through a lot of therapy on the topic—but I think it's absolutely essential to look at the cultural and socioeconomic factors that structure not only the immediate pragmatics but the more insidious concepts that structure the individual thinking on issues of food, weight, and body. I say “both,” no question. I definitely take the psychological approach to looking at the way we eat—partially that’s because I’ve been through a lot of therapy on the topic—but I think it’s absolutely essential to look at the cultural and socioeconomic factors that structure not only the immediate pragmatics but the more insidious concepts that structure the individual thinking on issues of food, weight, and body.

]]> http://www.actboldly.com/2006/01/19/obesity-personal-or-political-or-both/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Marla Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:36:26 +0000 http://www.actboldly.com/?p=88#comment-107 Thanks for linking to that Micki McGee article -- very thought-provoking. Thanks for linking to that Micki McGee article — very thought-provoking.

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