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1 online resource (xv, 249 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The International library of environmental, agricultural and food ethics ; v. 18 |
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International library of environmental, agricultural, and food ethics ; v. 18.
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| Contents |
Challenges of genomics to obesity and traditional ethics -- Genomics and obesity from a pragmatist point of view -- Behaviour, environment or body : three discourses on obesity -- Contesting the obesity 'epidemic' : elements of a counter discourse -- Three main areas of concern, four trends in genomics and existing deficiencies in academic ethics -- Obesity genomics : struggle over of responsibilities -- Obesity in 2020 : three scenarios on techno-socio-ethical co-evolution -- Direct-to-consumer genetic testing : how the promise of a personalised approach is being squandered -- Genomics, obesity and enhancement -- Obesity and genomics in the Netherlands -- Obesity and genomics in Italy -- Holland-Italy : a match too far? comparative analysis of Italy and the Netherlands on obesity and genomics -- Prevention of obesity and personalized nutrition : public and private health -- Expectations and disappointments of the human genome : the genomics health card and anti obesity pills -- Matching nutrigenomics, society and values -- Conclusion : Beyond genomics and obesity |
| Summary |
This volume addresses the overlapping aspects of the fields of genomics, obesity and (non- ) medical 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 organism is completely built and sustained: the range of genes (DNA), transcriptor factors, enhancers, promoters, RNA (copy of DNA), proteins, metabolism of cell, cellular interactions, organisms. Genomics offers a holistic approach, which, when applied to obesity, can have surprising and d |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Obesity -- Genetic aspects
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Obesity -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Food -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Genomics.
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Obesity -- genetics
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Genomics
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Food Industry -- ethics
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MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Sciences sociales.
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Droit.
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Sciences humaines.
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Genomics
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Food -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Obesity -- Genetic aspects
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Obesity -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Korthals, Michiel.
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| ISBN |
9789400701274 |
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9400701276 |
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