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Evelyn B. Kelly
Book Code: GR3460
ISBN: 0-313-33460-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33460-3
248 pages, figures; photo; tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2006
List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • For students and the general reader, Kelly, a writer specializing in health and environmental topics, discusses the rising issue of obesity, providing background on the topic, including historical viewpoints, and examining physical, psychosocial, and genetic studies; the physiology of exercise; and related diseases and disorders. The subsequent section covers the obesity debate: whether it is a real disease, obesity prevention and treatment, types of diets, behavior modification, surgery, the government's role, and the future. Appendices contain annotated primary source documents from the government and other sources, and a list of weight loss programs.
    —SciTech Book News     September 2006
Description: Every day, newspapers and television news programs present stories on the latest controversies over healthcare and medical advances, but they do not have the space to provide detailed background on the issues. Websites and weblogs provide information from activists and partisans intent on presenting their side of a story. But where can students - or even ordinary citizens - go to obtain unbiased, detailed background on the medical issues affecting their daily lives? This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series provides readers and researchers a balanced, in-depth introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural issues surrounding obesity and its import in today's world of healthcare. Obesity is organized to provide researchers with easy access to the information they need:
  • Section 1 provides overview chapters on the background information needed to intelligently understand the issues and controversies surrounding obesity, such as the physiology of obesity and the business of the diet industry
  • Section 2 offers capsule examinations of the contemporary issues and debates that provoke the most heated disagreements and misunderstandings, such as whether obesity is an illness and the connection between weight and genetics
  • Section 3 includes reference material on obesity, including primary source documents from important players in the struggle over obesity, a timeline of important events, and an annotated bibliography of useful print and electronic resources.
    This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series provides everything a student requires to understand the issues involved in obesity and provides a springboard for further research into the issue.
    • LC Card Number: 2006001121
    LCC Class: RC628
    Dewey Class: 616
    PDF Catalogs:
    Praeger Health and Wellness Spring 2008.pdf
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