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Record Nr.

UNINA9911093366703321

Autore

Ali Naheed <1981->

Titolo

The obesity reality : a comprehensive approach to a growing problem / / Naheed Ali

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2012

ISBN

979-82-16-41913-6

979-82-16-29176-3

1-280-65745-6

9786613634382

1-4422-1448-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

616.3/98

Soggetti

MEDICAL - Endocrinology & Metabolism

MEDICAL - Nutrition

Body weight

Obesity

Weight loss

Metabolism - Disorders

Weight Loss

Body Weight

Metabolic Diseases

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. 315-321) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding obesity -- The diagnosis -- Causes and symptoms -- Treatment -- Obesity in America -- Worldwide obesity -- Childhood obesity -- Mental health -- Blame and guilt -- The economics -- The art of exercise -- Finding motivation.

Sommario/riassunto

Although every day we read news reports linking health problems to diet and lifestyle, there remains a dearth of books on the topic that consider obesity from a variety of standpoints that include medical, personal, financial, and related considerations. The Obesity Reality discusses these viewpoints to explain how and why the problem exists



both in the United States and around the world, and in men, women, children.  More than a billion people are overweight