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Obesity : prevention and treatment / editors, James M. Rippe and Theodore J. Angelopoulos.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2012.Description: xviii, 417 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781439836712 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.398 23
LOC classification:
  • RC628 .O2936 2012
Contents:
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.
Summary: The prevention and treatment of obesity is a major concern for physicians and healthcare professionals. Obesity is associated with numerous medical conditions. This book presents an exhaustive review of the modern management of obesity.
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4 Week Loan St. Columcille’s Hospital Dublin St. Columcille’s Hospital Dublin Book 616.3/98 RIP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available OBESITY 140059
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Formerly CIP. Uk

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.

The prevention and treatment of obesity is a major concern for physicians and healthcare professionals. Obesity is associated with numerous medical conditions. This book presents an exhaustive review of the modern management of obesity.

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