Genomics, Obesity and the Struggle over Responsibilities

1. Challenges of Genomics to Obesity and Traditional Ethics
Michiel Korthals

2. Genomics and Obesity from a Pragmatist Point of View
Michiel Korthals

3. Behaviour, Environment or Body: Three Discourses on Obesity
Tsjalling Swierstra

4. Contesting the Obesity ‘Epidemic’: Elements of a Counter Discourse
Henk 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

7. Obesity in 2020: Three Scenarios on Techno-socio-ethical Co-evolution
Tsjalling Swierstra, Jozef Keulartz

8. Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: How the Promise of a Personalised Approach is Being Squandered
Henk Belt

9. Genomics, Obesity and Enhancement
Maartje Schermer

10. Obesity and Genomics in the Netherlands
Michiel Korthals

11. Obesity and Genomics in Italy
Mara Miele

12. Holland-Italy: A Match Too Far? Comparative Analysis of Italy and The Netherlands on Obesity and Genomics
Michiel Korthals

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

16. Conclusion: Beyond Genomics and Obesity
Michiel Korthals

Keywords: Philosophy, Ethics, Human Genetics, Public Health/Gesundheitswesen