Genomics, Obesity and the Struggle over Responsibilities

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Korthals, Michiel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Σειρά: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, 18
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Human genetics.; Ethics.; Public health.; Human Genetics.; Public Health.

This volume addresses the overlapping aspects of the fields of genomics, obesity and (food) ethics. It is unique in its examination of the implications of genomics for obesity from an ethical perspective. Genomics covers the sciences and technologies involved in the pathways that DNA takes until the...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Content
• Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Editor’s Preface
• Part I Introduction
• 1 Challenges of Genomics to Obesity and Traditional Ethics; Michiel Korthals
• 2 Genomics and Obesity from a Pragmatist Point of View; Michiel Korthals
• Part II Concepts of Obesity and Genomics; what can Genomics imply for Society?
• 3 Behaviour, Environment or Body: Three Discourses on Obesity; Tsjalling Swierstra
• 4 Contesting the Obesity ‘Epidemic’: Elements of a Counter Discourse; Henk van den Belt
• 5 Three Main Areas of Concern, Four Trends in Genomics and Existing Deficiencies in Academic Ethics; Michiel Korthals
• 6 Obesity Genomics: Struggle over of Responsibilities; Michiel Korthals
• Part III Futures, Genetic Testing and Enhancement
• 7 Obesity in 2020. Three Scenarios on Techno-socio-ethical Co-evolution; Tsjalling Swierstra and Jozef Keulartz
• 8 Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing. How the Promise of a Personalised Approach is being Squandered; Henk van den Belt
• 9 Genomics, Obesity and Enhancement; Maartje Schermer
• Part IV Cultural Framing of Genomics-Obesity in The Netherlands and Italy
• 10 Obesity and Genomics in the Netherlands; Michiel Korthals
• 11 Obesity and Genomics in Italy; Mara Miele
• 12 Holland-Italy: a Match too far?; Michiel Korthals
• Part V Food and Health: Toward a Happy Match of Genomics, Obesity and Values
• 13 Prevention of Obesity and Personalized Nutrition: Public and Private Health; Michiel Korthals
• 14 Expectations and Disappointments of the Human Genome. The Genomics Health Card and Anti Obesity Pills; Michiel Korthals
• 15 Matching Nutrigenomics, Society and Values; Michiel Korthals
• Part VI Conclusion
• 16 Conclusion: Beyond Genomics and Obesity; Michiel Korthals
• Biographies of Contributors to the Book
• Index.