Description |
xvii, 331 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Understanding obesity -- The diagnosis -- Causes and symptoms -- Treatment -- Obesity in America -- Worldwide obesity -- Childhood obesity -- Mental health -- Blame and guilt -- The economics -- The art of exercise -- Finding motivation |
Summary |
The Obesity Reality discusses obesity's effects from a wide range of standpoints, including medical, personal, financial, and preventative. It reminds readers that solving the world's obesity problem requires both a personal and a much larger collective effort |
Analysis |
Family & health |
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Public health |
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Health education |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
Subject |
Obesity.
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Obesity.
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LC no. |
2012002512 |
ISBN |
9781442214460 |
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1442214465 |
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