Obesity / Evelyn B. Kelly
By: Kelly, Evelyn B [author].
Series: Health and medical issues today: Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, LLC, ©2018Edition: Second edition.Description: xi, 258 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781440858819.Subject(s): Obesity | ObesityGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC628 .K45 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013583 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Overview and background information. 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 obesity ; Obesity and health problems ; Obesity, exercise, and energy -- Issues and controversies. 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? -- Scenarios. Case illustrations