Understanding obesity
Subtitle: Lance Levy.
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Obesity -- Popular works.; Obesity -- Psychological aspects.; Obesity -- Popular Works.
Genres: Popular works.; Popular Works.
Other titles: Understanding obesity: the five medical causes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: There's no "one-size-fits-all" method for losing weight; title: It's how (and why) you eat, as well as what you eat; title: The search for reasons; title: What should you weigh?; title: Understanding appetite and the laws of weight loss and weight gain; title: Food and your brain: a delicate interaction; title: Essential first steps: dealing with medical conditions; title: Cutting some popular diets down to size; title: A more effective approach: finding out what works for you; title: Using drugs in weight management; title: Childhood obesity: causes, how to detect it, and what to do about it; title: Special conditions that affect weight control; title: When medical means fail: what other measures can-and can't-achieve.