9780470655887-0470655887-Textbook of Obesity: Biological, Psychological and Cultural Influences

Textbook of Obesity: Biological, Psychological and Cultural Influences

ISBN-13: 9780470655887
ISBN-10: 0470655887
Edition: 1
Author: Barbara J. Moore, Sally Ann Lederman, Sharon R. Akabas
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Hardcover 512 pages
Category: Nutrition
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ISBN-13: 9780470655887
ISBN-10: 0470655887
Edition: 1
Author: Barbara J. Moore, Sally Ann Lederman, Sharon R. Akabas
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Hardcover 512 pages
Category: Nutrition

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Textbook of Obesity: Biological, Psychological and Cultural Influences (ISBN-13: 9780470655887 and ISBN-10: 0470655887), written by authors Barbara J. Moore, Sally Ann Lederman, Sharon R. Akabas, was published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2012. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Nutrition books. You can easily purchase or rent Textbook of Obesity: Biological, Psychological and Cultural Influences (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Nutrition books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.13.

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Textbook of Obesity is designed to cover all of the essential elements concerning the etiology, prevention and treatment of obesity suitable for students in nutrition, dietetics and health science courses. Providing core knowledge for students is an essential and urgent requirement to ensure that those graduating will be properly equipped to deal with the high prevalence of overweight and obesity, currently affecting almost two-thirds of the population of the USA and with prevalence in much of the rest of the world rapidly catching up.

This landmark text is organized into 5 parts comprising 27 chapters, each carefully written in a user-friendly style by experts in the area. Part I helps the reader to understand the scope and complexity of the problem of obesity. Part II focuses on obesity etiology. Part III examines the health consequences of obesity for both children and adults. Part IV discusses the challenge of assessing obesity in humans and offers insights into community factors that influence the risk of obesity. Finally, Part V dedicates 13 chapters to a discussion of a wide variety of obesity prevention and treatment interventions that are currently in use.

Textbook of Obesity is an essential purchase for students and the many health professionals dealing with obesity on a day-to-day basis. A dedicated companion website features an extensive bank of questions and answers for readers to test their understanding, and all of the book’s illustrations for instructors to download: www.wiley.com/go/akabas/obesity

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