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Title Obesity and weight management : challenges, practices and health implications / Max P. Martinez and Hugh Robinson, editors
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2012]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Public health in the 21st century
Nutrition and diet research progress
Public health in the 21st century series.
Nutrition and diet research progress series.
Contents ""OBESITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT ""; ""OBESITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""WALKING TRAIL CLASSIFICATION: A BIOMECHANICAL APPROACH ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. WALKING TRAILS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH ""; ""2.1. Concept, Classification and Monitoring of Physical Activity ""; ""2.2. The FITT Principle in Exercise Prescription ""; ""2.2.1. Walking and Obesity""; ""2.2.2. Walking and Hypertension""; ""2.2.3. Walking and Diabetes Mellitus ""; ""2.2.4. Walking and Osteoporosis ""
""2.3. Prescribed Minimum Levels of Physical Activity for Adults and Seniors """"3. WALKING TRAILS, BIOMECHANICS AND INJURY PREVENTION ""; ""3.1. GRF While Walking ""; ""3.2. Plantar Pressure While Walking ""; ""3.3. Joint Moments in the Ankle While Walking""; ""3.4. Biomechanical Loads of the Knee While Walking ""; ""4. BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WALKING TRAIL ""; ""4.1. Classification of Walking Trail ""; ""4.2. Biomechanical Load Equivalent as a Measure of the Difficulty Rating of Walking Trail ""; ""REFERENCES ""
""THE EVOLUTIONARY INEVITABILITY OF OBESITY IN MODERN SOCIETY: IMPLICATIONS FOR BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS TO WEIGHT CONTROL IN THE GENERAL POPULATION """"ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EVOLUTIONARY DRIVE: OBESITY IS TO BE EXPECTED ""; ""WEIGHT GAIN: BROKEN REGULATORY MECHANISMS OR AN EVOLUTIONARY OUTCOME OF THE BIOLOGICAL DESIGN OF OUR SPECIES? ""; ""OBESITY AS A CHRONIC RELAPSING CONDITION ""; ""THE BLIND WATCHMAKER‟S TINKERERS ""; ""EVOLUTION OF EMOTION ""; ""STIGMA, PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS AND WEIGHT CONTROL ""; ""CHANGES IN THE MEANING OF FOOD ""
""The plight of the optimal forager in modern western society """"the nature of pathways to and from obesity ""; ""obesity management through social networks ""; ""conclusion ""; ""references""; ""obesity: risk factors, management and social stigmas ""; ""abstract""; ""introduction ""; ""methods ""; ""obesity and overweight: epidemiology, risk factors and pathogenesis ""; ""social aspects related to obesity and overweight: social stigma and discrimination""; ""management and treatment of obesity and overweight ""; ""conclusions: clinical implications and future directions ""
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Obesity -- Treatment
Body weight.
Body Weight
MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism.
MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
Body weight
Obesity -- Treatment
Form Electronic book
Author Martinez, Max P
Robinson, Hugh
LC no. 2020677133
ISBN 1619428245
9781619428249
1619428393
9781619428393