| Description |
xi, 303 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Definitions and prevalence -- How do we get fat?: an epidemiological and metabolic approach -- Costs, pathology, and health risks of overweight and the metabolic syndrome -- Natural history of overweight: differential diagnosis clinical types, and age-related changes -- Evaluation prevention and introduction to treatment -- Diet -- Behavior modification -- Physical activity and exercise in the overweight -- Pharmacological treatment of the overweight patient -- Should we treat the metabolic syndrome or its complications? -- Surgical treatment for the overweight |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Obesity.
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Metabolic syndrome.
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| LC no. |
2006024452 |
| ISBN |
9781588298027 hardback |
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1588298027 hardback |
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9781597454315 ebook |
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1597454311 ebook |
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