Obesity. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Evelyn B. Kelly.
• Other Names: Kelly, Evelyn B
• Contents: Section 1. Overview -- 1. Obesity : a perfect and costly epidemic -- 2. Obesity battles throughout the ages -- 3. The physiology of fat -- 4. The psychological and social aspects of obesity -- 5. Genetics of obesity -- 6. Obesity and exercise -- 7. Obesity and health problems -- section 2. Controversies and issues -- 8. Issue : is obesity a disease or an adaptation for survival? -- 9. Issue : are we creating generations of couch potatoes? -- 10. Issue : the great diet debate -- 11. Issue : can behavioral strategies result in weight loss? -- 12. Issue : should surgery be used as a weight-control method? -- 13. Issue : what is the government's role in the obesity crisis? -- 14. Can there be a fat-free future? -- section 3. Reference and resources -- A. Annotated primary source documents -- B. Timeline of obesity issues -- C. Glossary -- D. Weight loss programs and plans -- E. Further reading.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 616.398; Health & Fitness -- Weight Loss; Obesity; Obesity; Obésité; Obesity; Fettsucht; Übergewicht; Fettsucht; Übergewicht; Health & Fitness -- General; Health & Fitness -- Reference; Health & personal development; Popular Work
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216124207; 9781440858826
• Related ISBNs: 9781440858819
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.