Obesity /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Greenwood,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Health and medical issues today.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Obesity : A Perfect and Costly Epidemic
- Obesity Battles throughout the Ages
- What Is Fat?
- How Is Body Fat Made and Stored?
- The Psychological and Social Aspects of Obesity
- Introduction to Genetics
- Genetic Disorders That Can Lead to Obesity
- Obesity and Health Problems
- Obesity, Exercise, and Energy
- Is Obesity a Disease?
- Are We Creating Generations of Couch Potatoes?
- The Great Diet Debate
- Can Behavioral Strategies Result in Weight Loss?
- Should Surgery Be Used as a Weight-Control Method?
- What Should Be the Government's Role in the Obesity Crisis?
- Weight-Loss Medications : Is There a Miracle Pill?
- How to Avoid Food Scams and Fad Diets
- Alternative and Complementary Obesity Therapies
- Can People Be Healthy at Any Size?
- Can There Be a Fat-Free Future?
- Case Illustrations.