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Record Nr.

UNINA9910271041403321

Titolo

Advanced nutrition and dietetics in obesity / / edited by Catherine Hankey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-118-85796-8

1-118-85797-6

1-118-85799-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 pages)

Collana

Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics (BDA)

THEi Wiley ebooks

Disciplina

362.1963/98

Soggetti

Obesity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its comorbid conditions. Featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from around the globe Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Obesity offers a uniquely international perspective on what has become a worldwide public health crisis. Chapters cover a full range of new ideas and research on the underlying drivers of obesity in populations including discussions on the genetic and clinical aspects of obesity, along with expert recommendations on how to effectively manage and prevent this chronic and persistent disease. Providing a comprehensive overview of the key literature in this field, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Obesity is an invaluable resource for all those all those whose work should or does embrace any aspect of obesity"--Provided by publisher.