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Obesity : prevention and treatment /
editors, James M. Rippe and Theodore J. Angelopoulos.
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2012.
- xviii, 417 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preventing and managing obesity : the scope of the problem -- The pathophysiology of obesity (including genetics) -- Epidemiology of obesity -- Identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity -- Nutritional aspects of obesity management -- Exercise management of the obese patient -- Behavioral management of the overweight or obese patient -- Managing childhood obesity -- Drug treatment of obesity -- Surgical treatment of obesity -- Obesity and health : implications of public policy -- Obesity and heart disease -- Obesity and diabetes -- Obesity and the metabolic syndrome -- Obesity and cancer -- Obesity and arthritis -- Beyond subcutaneous fat.
9781439836712 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Obesity--Prevention.
Obesity--Complications.
Obesity--therapy.
616.398 / O126
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preventing and managing obesity : the scope of the problem -- The pathophysiology of obesity (including genetics) -- Epidemiology of obesity -- Identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity -- Nutritional aspects of obesity management -- Exercise management of the obese patient -- Behavioral management of the overweight or obese patient -- Managing childhood obesity -- Drug treatment of obesity -- Surgical treatment of obesity -- Obesity and health : implications of public policy -- Obesity and heart disease -- Obesity and diabetes -- Obesity and the metabolic syndrome -- Obesity and cancer -- Obesity and arthritis -- Beyond subcutaneous fat.
9781439836712 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Obesity--Prevention.
Obesity--Complications.
Obesity--therapy.
616.398 / O126