The metamorphoses of fat: a history of obesity
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"An Atlas of Obesity and Weight Control is a clearly written, illustrated color atlas on obesity, including its etiology, development and treatment. The book contains nearly 150 clinical pictures of obesity and its related conditions, as well as many pertinent clinical guideline…
False scarlet : healthful sugar vs. adulterous saccharin in the early twentieth century -- Alchemic ally : women's creativity and control in saccharin and cyclamates -- Diet men : the food-pharma origins of artificially sweetened products -- Prosperity stomachs and prosperous wo…
The obesity epidemic is a public health crisis. Ending it requires a fresh perspective and clear solutions.
"Dr. Cohen has created a work of nonfiction that will transform the national conversation surrounding the weight crisis in this country and throughout the world. Based on her own research at the RAND corporation, as well as the latest insights from behavioral economics, psycholo…
Obesity, eating disorders and the media
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The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture, as evidenced by the compulsion to stay thin, or at least to profess a desire to become thin. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility to obesity form one of the fundamental themes o…
The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture, as evidenced by the compulsion to stay thin, or at least to profess a desire to become thin. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility to obesity form one of the fundamental themes o…
Type 2 diabetes, associated with obesity, is today the most common form of diabetes. It is also associated with a number of other cardiovascular risk factors which constitute the metabolic syndrome. Effective management of 'diabesity' is crucial to the reduction of morbidity and…
Diabetes and obesity are two of the most pressing health problems in the developed world, each labelled as an 'epidemic'. It will address the management of obesity and diabetes in practical terms useful to clinicians, nurses and all healthcare professionals.
"This book empowers the physician to effectively care for a chronic recurrent disease that until now has often gone untreated in the primary care setting. Most obesity treatment texts are written by obesity experts without family practice experience. This disconnect has resulted…
"This book empowers the physician to effectively care for a chronic recurrent disease that until now has often gone untreated in the primary care setting. Most obesity treatment texts are written by obesity experts without family practice experience. This disconnect has resulted…
Handbook of obesity
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Handbook of obesity
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"Now in its third edition, The Handbook of Obesity: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology offers comprehensive coverage of the biological, behavioural, and environmental determinants of obesity and how excess weight affects and exacerbates a range of comorbid conditions in…
Handbook of obesity
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"Now in its third edition, The Handbook of Obesity: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology offers comprehensive coverage of the biological, behavioural, and environmental determinants of obesity and how excess weight affects and exacerbates a range of comorbid conditions in…
