Obesity

Summary: "This book explores what obesity is, its causes and implications for health, and the many issues and controversies surrounding it, both in the medical community and within society as a whole." - Amazon.com

Record details

ISBN: 9781440858819
ISBN: 1440858810
ISBN: 9781440858826
Physical Description: print
xi, 258 pages ; 25 cm.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Overview and background information. Obesity: a perfect and costly epidemic ; Obesity battles throughout the ages ; What is fat? ; How is body fat made and stored? ; The psychological and social aspects of obesity ; Introduction to genetics ; Genetic disorders that can lead obesity ; Obesity and health problems ; Obesity, exercise, and energy -- Issues and controversies. Is obesity a disease? ; Are we creating generations of couch potatoes? ; The great diet debate ; Can behavioral strategies result in weight loss? ; Should surgery be used as a weight-control method? ; What should be the government's role in the obesity crisis? ; Weight-loss medications: is there a miracle pill? ; How to avoid food scams and fad diets ; Alternative and complementary obesity therapies ; Can people be healthy at any size? ; Can there be a fat-free future? -- Scenarios. Case illustrations.