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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456016503321

Titolo

Weighing the options [[electronic resource] ] : criteria for evaluating weight-management programs / / Committee to Develop Criteria for Evaluating the Outcomes of Approaches to Prevent and Treat Obesity, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine ; Paul R. Thomas, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995

ISBN

1-282-08111-X

9786612081118

0-309-52136-X

0-585-02530-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomasPaul R. <1953->

Disciplina

613.2/5

Soggetti

Reducing diets - Evaluation

Weight loss

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-270) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction and Background""; ""2 The Nature and Problem of Obesity""; ""3 Programs for and Approaches to Treating Obesity""; ""4 Weighing the Options""; ""5 Criterion 1: The Match Between Program and Consumer""; ""6 Criterion 2: The Soundness and Safety of the Program""; ""7 Criterion 3: Outcomes of the Program""; ""8 Weighing the Options: Application of Committee�s Criteria""; ""9 Prevention of Obesity""; ""10 Research and Policy Recommendations""; ""A Assessment Instruments of Relevance to Obesity Treatment""

""B The Diet Readiness Test and the General Well-Being Schedule""""C Pediatric Obesity""; ""D Accrediting Providers of Weight-Management Services""; ""E Biographies of Committee Members""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""