Obesity
By: Evelyn B. Kelly.
Series: Health and medical issues today
Publisher: Greenwood Press; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Obesity.; Obesity -- Popular Works.
Genres: Popular Works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: section 1. Overview; title: 1. Obesity : a perfect and costly epidemic; title: 2. Obesity battles throughout the ages; title: 3. The physiology of fat; title: 4. The psychological and social aspects of obesity; title: 5. Genetics of obesity; title: 6. Obesity and exercise; title: 7. Obesity and health problems; title: section 2. Controversies and issues; title: 8. Issue : is obesity a disease or an adaptation for survival?; title: 9. Issue : are we creating generations of couch potatoes?; title: 10. Issue : the great diet debate; title: 11. Issue : can behavioral strategies result in weight loss?; title: 12. Issue : should surgery be used as a weight-control method?; title: 13. Issue : what is the government's role in the obesity crisis?; title: 14. Can there be a fat-free future?; title: section 3. Reference and resources; title: A. Annotated primary source documents; title: B. Timeline of obesity issues; title: C. Glossary; title: D. Weight loss programs and plans; title: E. Further reading.