Abstract:

This dissertation imagines food attachment as a visceral and relatable manifestation of the existential craving elaborated in Buddhist philosophy. The work examines the accelerating biomedical epidemic of food-related diseases through Buddhist notions of craving, attachment, and addiction, and the potential for their alleviation. Data for this qualitative study was collected through participant-observation at two institutions in a field site: Hennepin County Medical Center and Common Groun...

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