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The ABC's Ask the Doctor sends mixed messages about obesity

  • Written by Deborah Lupton, Centenary Research Professor, University of Canberra
imageThe show's three hosts (left to right) Sandro Demaio, Renee Lim and Shalin Naik tackle obesity in the first episode, but don't quite nail it.ABC TV

From the popular dramas of A Country Practice and ER to news and documentaries, health and medical issues have been a longstanding favourite theme on television. Now health websites, online discussion...

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