ABC of obesity / edited by Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean.
Material type: TextSeries: ABC series (Malden, Mass.)Publication details: Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2007.Description: ix, 50 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:- 9781405136747 (pbk.) :
- 616.398 22
- RC628 .A2356 2007
- 2007 G-415
- WD 210
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Obesity--time to wake up / David Haslam, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean -- Assessment of obesity and its clinical implications / Thang S. Han, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean -- Management: part I, behaviour change, diet, and activity / Alison Avenell, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean -- Management: part II, drugs / Mike Lean, Nick Finer -- Management: part III, surgery / John G. Kral -- Strategies for preventing obesity / Mike Lean, Jose Lara, James O. Hill -- Risk factors for diabetes and coronary heart disease / Sarah H. Wild, Christopher D. Byrne -- Obesity and vascular disease / Debbie A. Lawlor, Mike Lean, Naveed Sattar -- Obesity and cancer / Donald C. McMillan ... [et al.] -- Obesity and reproduction / Jane E. Ramsay, Ian Greer, Naveed Sattar -- Childhood obesity / John J. Reilly, David Wilson -- Obesity: can we turn the tide? / Mike Lean ... [et al.].
Written by internationally acclaimed experts, this guide tackles the growing problem of obesity amongst men, women and children. The text addresses issues such as dieting, exercise, self esteem, drug treatment and surgery.
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