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Obesity Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition

by Kathleen Wolin; Jennifer Petrelli


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An overview written for general readers of the history, prevention, treatment, causes, and consequences of obesity. What makes obesity a disease instead of just a matter of overeating? What are the genetic and environmental factors behind it? What new breakthroughs are being developing to combat it? This concise, information-rich volume looks at these and other important questions, clearing away misconceptions about this devastating condition. Obesity explains what scientists now know about the causes and consequences of being overweight, including the latest on the links between obesity and heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, asthma, and sleep difficulties. The book pays specific attention to the problem among obese young people, who more and more are being diagnosed with chronic illnesses that used to only be seen in adults. It also reports on promising efforts to battle obesity, from medical treatments to community awareness programs.

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  • Title Obesity
  • Author Kathleen Wolin; Jennifer Petrelli
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 180
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Date 2009-08-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780313352751 / 0313352755
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 in (23.62 x 16.00 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Health & Fitness
  • Library of Congress subjects Obesity
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009016117
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.398

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Citations

  • Choice, 03/01/2010, Page 0
  • Scitech Book News, 12/01/2009, Page 97

About the author

Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD, is assistant professor of surgery at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Jennifer M. Petrelli is an independent science writer with master's degrees in both epidemiology and nutrition.

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