Obesity: a global problem / Philip Ames -- Over-nutrition or under-activity? / Ken Fox -- Do our genes make us fat? / Philippe Froguel -- The seeds are sown in childhood / Terence Wilkin -- Social inequalities and obesity / Suzi Leather -- Self-image and self-perception / Andrew Hill -- The view from primary care / Ian Campbell -- Adult obesity: a paediatric challenge / David Hall
Summary
This collection of essays, based on a national symposium on obesity, is aimed at the general reader with an interest in managing obesity and its outcomes, whether general practitioner, community nurse, dietician or hospital clinician