02450nam 2200589 a 450 991045679670332120200520144314.01-282-36339-597866123633990-313-35276-3(CKB)2430000000010812(EBL)491482(OCoLC)550640859(SSID)ssj0000304697(PQKBManifestationID)12125811(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000304697(PQKBWorkID)10278628(PQKB)10039641(MiAaPQ)EBC491482(Au-PeEL)EBL491482(CaPaEBR)ebr10355781(CaONFJC)MIL236339(EXLCZ)99243000000001081220090423d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrObesity[electronic resource] /Kathleen Y. Wolin, and Jennifer M. PetrelliSanta Barbara, Calif. Greenwood Pressc20091 online resource (181 p.)Biographies of disease seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-35275-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.History of obesity -- What is obesity? -- What causes obesity? -- Complications of obesity -- Prevention and treatment of obesity -- Economic costs of obesity -- What's next?What makes obesity a disease instead of just a matter of overeating? What are the genetic and environmental factors behind it? What new breakthroughs are being developing to combat it? This concise, information-rich volume looks at these and other important questions, clearing away misconceptions about this devastating condition.||Obesity explains what scientists now know about the causes and consequences of being overweight, including the latest on the links between obesity and heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, asthma, and sleep difficulties. The book pays specific attention to the problBiographies of disease.ObesityPopular worksElectronic books.Obesity616.3/98Wolin Kathleen Y909819Petrelli Jennifer M909820MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456796703321Obesity2035941UNINA