| Description |
1 online resource (503 pages) |
| Contents |
Textbook of Obesity; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Introduction; Part I: Understanding the Scope; 1: Epidemiology, etiology, and consequences of obesity; 2: Cultural attitudes and biases toward obese persons; 3: The application of public health lessons to stemming the obesity epidemic; 4: Psychodynamic approaches to the treatment of obesity; Part II: Etiology; 5: Genetic contributions to the development of obesity; 6: Hidden persuaders: environmental contributors to obesity; 7: White adipose tissue as a dynamic organ; 8: Appetite and body weight regulation |
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9: Eating behaviors in obesity: the role of appetite10: The relation of pregnancy and lactation to obesity development in the mother and child; Part III: Health Consequences; 11: Effect of obesity on development and health in childhood; 12: Impact of obesity during adulthood on chronic disease: diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and cancer; Part IV: Assessment; 13: Measurement of human body composition to assess obesity; 14: Assessment of obesity risk in the community; Part V: Prevention and Intervention Approaches and Settings |
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15: Behavioral approaches to the treatment of obesity16: Non-dieting approaches to the treatment of obesity; 17: Dietary intervention approaches to the treatment of obesity; 18: Pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obesity; 19: Surgical treatment of severe obesity: patient selection and screening, surgical options, and nutritional management; 20: Metabolic consequences of weight reduction; 21: The role of physical activity in weight loss and weight loss maintenance; 22: The challenge of weight loss maintenance: successful losers; 23: Treatment of obesity in the primary care setting |
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24: Worksite health promotion for obesity prevention25: Treatment of overweight and obesity in children; 26: School-based interventions for overweight and obesity prevention; 27: Preventing childhood obesity: It Takes a Nation; Index |
| Summary |
Textbook of Obesity is designed to cover all of the essential elements concerning the etiology, prevention and treatment of obesity suitable for students in nutrition, dietetics and health science courses. Providing core knowledge for students is an essential and urgent requirement to ensure that those graduating will be properly equipped to deal with the high prevalence of overweight and obesity, currently affecting almost two-thirds of the population of the USA and with prevalence in much of the rest of the world rapidly catching up. This landmark text is organized into 5 parts comprising 27 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Obesity.
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Nutrition disorders.
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Obesity
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Nutrition Disorders
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Nutrition disorders
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Obesity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lederman, Sally Ann
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Moore, Barbara J
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| ISBN |
9781118318393 |
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1118318390 |
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