The origins and consequences of obesity /
This volume examines obesity disorders which can lead to diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. It offers an interdisciplinary and international look at all aspects of the origins, consequences and treatment of obesity.
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chichester ; New York :
John Wiley,
1996.
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| Series: | Ciba Foundation symposium ;
201. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume examines obesity disorders which can lead to diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. It offers an interdisciplinary and international look at all aspects of the origins, consequences and treatment of obesity. Presents recent research on genetic influences.-- Covers both biological and social aspects of obesity, the role of obesity as a predisposing factor to major diseases of the developing and developed world and its treatment. |
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| Item Description: | "Symposium on the Origins and Consequences of Obesity, held at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, 28-30 November 1995"--Contents page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 278 pages : : illustrations.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780470514962 (electronic bk.) 0470514965 (electronic bk.) |