Naheed Ali

The Obesity Reality

A Comprehensive Approach to a Growing Problem

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Produktbeschreibung

The Obesity Reality discusses obesity's effects from a wide range of standpoints, including medical, personal, financial, and preventative. In its broadest terms, the book reminds readers that solving the world's obesity problem requires both a personal and a much larger collective effort.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781442214460
• ISBN-10: 1442214465
• Artikelnr.: 34102005

Autorenporträt

Naheed Ali, M.D., is the author of Diabetes and You: A Comprehensive, Holistic Approach (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011).  He has appeared as a special guest on numerous talk shows and has been quoted in many national print magazines and TV websites across the US, including Woman's World, Prevention, Whole Living, MSN.com, USAToday.com, and others.   Find out more at http://naheedali.com

Inhaltsangabe

Disclaimer Prologue Part I:The Big Picture 1: Understanding Obesity 2: The
Diagnosis 3: Causes and Symptoms 4: Treatment 5: Obesity in America 6:
Worldwide Obesity Part II: The Front Lines 7: Childhood Obesity 8: Obesity
and Mental Health 9: Blame and Guilt 10: The Economics of Obesity Part III:
Keep it Up! 11: The Art of Exercise 12: Finding Motivation Appendix A:
Obesity-Related Websites Appendix B: Research and Training Appendix C:
Obesity-Related Organizations Appendix D: Selected Studies Notes Glossary
Resources Selected Bibliography Index About the Author