OBESITY

Handbook of Obesity, Two-Volume Set

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This 2 volume set comprises of the 3rd edition of Volume 1 and the 4th edition of Volume 2, both published in 2014. In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors associated with the development of obesity.

Fat nation: a history of obesity in America

by Engel, Jonathan

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The estimated annual health care cost of obesity-related illness in the United States is 190 billion, with countless more costs in lost mobility, vigor, and life-years. Here, Jonathan Engel reviews the sources of the problem as they have developed over the past 70 years and offe…

Fat nation: a history of obesity in America

by Engel, Jonathan

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"Fat Nation is a social history of obesity in the United States since the second World War. In confronting this familiar topic from a historical perspective, Jonathan Engel attempts to show that obesity is a symptom of complex changes that have transpired over the past half cent…

Fat nation: a history of obesity in America

by Engel, Jonathan

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The estimated annual health care cost of obesity-related illness in the United States is 190 billion, with countless more costs in lost mobility, vigor, and life-years. Here, Jonathan Engel reviews the sources of the problem as they have developed over the past 70 years and offe…

Elephant in the room: one fat man's quest to get smaller in a growing A…

by Tomlinson, Tommy

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"At nearly fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighted an astonishing-and dangerous-460 pounds. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But every time he tried to make a change,…

The elephant in the room: one fat man's quest to get smaller in a growing A…

by Tomlinson, Tommy

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"So begins The Elephant in the Room, Tommy Tomlinson's remarkably intimate and insightful memoir of his life as a fat man. When he was almost fifty years old, Tomlinson weighed an astonishing--and dangerous--460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to …

The elephant in the room: one fat man's quest to get smaller in a growing A…

by Tomlinson, Tommy

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"So begins The Elephant in the Room, Tommy Tomlinson's remarkably intimate and insightful memoir of his life as a fat man. When he was almost fifty years old, Tomlinson weighed an astonishing--and dangerous--460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to …

The hungry brain: outsmarting the instincts that make us overeat

by Guyenet, Stephan, Ph, D.

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From an obesity and neuroscience researcher with a knack for engaging, humorous storytelling, The Hungry Brain uses cutting-edge science to answer the questions: why do we overeat, and what can we do about it? No one wants to overeat. And certainly no one wants to overeat for ye…

Advanced nutrition and dietetics in obesity

by Hankey, Catherine

fromAdvanced nutrition and dietetics (BDA)

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"This addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its comorbid conditions. Featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from arou…

Advanced nutrition and dietetics in obesity

by Hankey, Catherine

fromAdvanced nutrition and dietetics (BDA)

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"This addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its comorbid conditions. Featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from arou…

Advanced nutrition and dietetics in obesity

fromAdvanced nutrition and dietetics (BDA)

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"This addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its comorbid conditions. Featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from arou…

Advanced nutrition and dietetics in obesity

fromAdvanced nutrition and dietetics (BDA)

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"This addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its comorbid conditions. Featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from arou…

Advanced nutrition and dietetics in obesity

fromAdvanced nutrition and dietetics (BDA)

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"This addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its comorbid conditions. Featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from arou…

Landwhale: on turning insults into nicknames, why body image…

by Baker, Jes

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Baker delves into her coming-of-age, living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, the problematic effects of online heroism, and the complicated conversation around weight-loss surgery. For anyone who grew up as a fat kid, or has simply lived in a fat body, she provides a truthful and…

Heavy: the obesity crisis in cultural context

by Shugart, Helene A.

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The current 'obesity epidemic' has been at the top of the national and, increasingly, global public agenda for the last decade - the subject of extensive and intensive concern, scrutiny, and corrective efforts from various quarters. In the United States, much of this attention i…

Heavy: the obesity crisis in cultural context

by Shugart, Helene A.

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The current "obesity epidemic" has been at the top of the national and, increasingly, global public agenda for the last decade, the subject of extensive and intensive concern, scrutiny, and corrective efforts from various quarters. In the United States, much of this attention is…

Heavy: the obesity crisis in cultural context

by Shugart, Helene A.

fromUPSO - Oxford University Press E-Books

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This book examines contemporary mainstream cultural ""discourses, "" or stories, of obesity. The official ""personal responsibility"" obesity discourse does not resonate with the populace, prompting a number of competing discourses and practices. The tensions engaged in these st…

Weight management and obesity

by Paolicelli, Courtney Winston

fromNutrition and dietetics practice collection

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"Overweight and obesity now afflict the majority of U.S. adults and a large percentage of U.S. children. In addition, diet-related chronic diseases that used to be exclusively observed among adults (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension) are no…

Weight management and obesity

by Paolicelli, Courtney Winston

fromNutrition and dietetics practice collection

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Five decades ago, the major nutrition-related issues facing the United States were nutrient deficiencies, underconsumption of calories, and malnutrition. In 2016, however, the food landscape is drastically different, and today, the United States faces nutrition-related issues mo…