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In this video, we talk to historian and journalist Maria Carolina Pereira about her current research topic. Maria is developing her master's dissertation in History of Science and Health at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz-RJ, with a paper on the history of obesity in Brazil. This video debuts our 'Researching with' section, in which we will talk to researchers and graduate students about their research topics and their ongoing work, always seeking to establish connections with the broad area of History of Science. Maria Carolina Pereira's bibliographical recommendations: LUPTON, Deborah. Fat. London (UK): Routledge, 2013. SANT'ANNA, Denise Bernuzzi de. Fat, thin and obese: a history of weight in Brazil. 1st ed. São Paulo: Estação Liberdade, 2016. TOVAR, Virgie. My body, my measurements. Translated by: Mabi Cosa. São Paulo: Primaveral Editorial, 2018. VIGARELLO, Georges. The Metamorphoses of the Fat: A History of Obesity in the West, from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century. Translated by: Marcus Penchel. Petrópolis, RJ: Vozes, 2012 Other bibliographical references: RASMUSSEN, Nicolas. Fat in the Fifties: America's First Obesity Crisis. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. https://www.amazon.com.br/Fat-Fifties... POULAIN, Jean Pierre. Sociology of Obesity. São Paulo: Senac, 2014. https://www.amazon.com.br/Sociologia-... ________________________ Follow us on social media: Instagram - @das_ciencias ( / das_ciencias ) Twitter - @das_ciencias ( / das_ciencias ) Facebook - Topics in History of Sciences ( / topicosemhistoriadasciencias ) Hashtags: #history #obesity #fatbody