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Obesity

Obesity

Petrelli, Jennifer
Wolin, Kathleen Y.

Hardcover

Series: Biographies of Disease

Diet & NutritionMedical Reference

ISBN10: 0313352755
ISBN13: 9780313352751
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Aug 10 2009
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

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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