SLIM CHANCE FAT HOPE<br> Society's Obsession with Thinness

SLIM CHANCE FAT HOPE
Society's Obsession with Thinness

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER	i
Medical/Science Perspective
The Management of Body Weight Tey Beng Hea	3
The Genetic Basis of Obesity Lim Tit Meng	13
Slim 10: Fat Hopes? Daniel Fung	33
Fat Hopes Ken Ung Eng Khean	39
Legal Perspective
True Files: The Slim 10 Case Raj Singam	55
Defective Goods — Product Liability Catherine Tay Swee Kian and Michael Low	67
The Thin Line Between Consumers and Defective Products in Singapore: Is it Time for New Legislation? Morris John and Stephen Norfor	79
Consumer Protection and Product Liability — The Statutory Framework Steven Lam Kuet Keng	93
Behavioural/Ethical Perspective
Advertisements for Slimming Products: A Behavioural Perspective Audrey Chia	109
Are There Shortcuts? Sebastian Anthony	117
Appendices to the Slim 10 Episode Editorial Team, World Scientific	127
Social/Community Perspective
Case Studies of Anorexic and Bulimic Patients Chou Mei Ling	139
Size Matters: The Smaller, The Better Aditee Ghate	147
Being Fat Can be Beautiful Too! — Interview with Moses Lim Editorial Team, World Scientific	159
Talents Matter More Than size — Interview with Hossan Leong Editorial Team, World Scientific	167
The Trim and Fit (TAF) Programme — The Route to Physical Fitness for School Children Editorial Team, World Scientific	175
The Slimming Phenomenon in Popular Culture Joel Teo Woan Yee	181
Reflections from the Movies Eista Lee	185
Body Image A Big Deal Sharon Loh	189
To Fight an Ever Losing Battle — A Personal Account Lam Wai Kit	193
Towards a Healthy Lifestyle
Exercise Your Way to Health and Fitness	201
Slimming Versus Losing Weight — A TCM View from Eu Yan Sang	215
BACK MATTER	223

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