Illness, Identity, and Taboo among Australian Paleo Dieters

• Main Author: Gressier, Catie (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Ethnology.; Cultural studies.; Social Anthropology.; Cultural Studies.

This book explores the cultural and economic conditions fuelling the popularity of the polarizing Paleo diet in Australia. Based on ethnographic research in Melbourne and Sydney, Catie Gressier recounts the compelling narratives of individuals struggling with illness and weight issues. She argues th...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Identity and Taboo among Paleo Dieters
• 2. Beleaguered Bodies: Illness and Obesity in Neoliberal Australia
• 3. Narratives of Paleo Redemption: Agency, Resistance and the Rise of Populism in Health
• 4. The Promise and Pitfalls of Paleo.