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Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most...

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Main Authors: Townsend, Nick (Author), Scriven, Angela (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, [2014]
Series:Public health mini-guide.
Subjects:
Obesity > Prevention.
Obesity > Treatment.
Obesity > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Public health > Great Britain.
Obesity.
Obesity
Obésité > Traitement.
Obésité > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
Santé publique > Grande-Bretagne.
Obésité.
Obesity > Prevention
Obesity > Social aspects
Obesity > Treatment
Public health
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most recent prevalence and trends, the health consequences and causes of obesity along with approaches to counter obesity both at an individual and a population level. Understanding is facilitated through: Case Studies Boxed examples Thinking Points Summary Points at ends of chapters. Links to webpages, resources and further reading.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 135, 37 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780702047206
0702047201
1336265604
9781336265608