Killer fat: media, medicine, and morals in the American "obesity epidemic"

Introduction

Obesity as a "leading health indicator": public health, moral entrepreneurs, and a confluence of interests

All the news that's fat to print: the American "obesity epidemic" and the media

Normative pathology and unique disease: Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, and behavioral treatments for the obesity epidemic

Bypassing blame: bariatric surgery, normative femininity, and the case of biomedical failure

Conclusion: health at every size or thin at any price?