Food assessment: a discursive analysis of diet talk in interviews with older men who are obese.
Objective: Obesity rates are increasing faster in men than in women, with particular concerns raised regarding older men. However, men are less likely than women to engage in weight-loss activities such as dieting, typically constructed as a feminine practice. Previous research has argued that men's...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Health Vol. 35; no. 8; pp. 946 - 968 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2020
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