Managing obesity
Subtitle: a clinical guide
By: Cathy A. Nonas and Gary D. Foster, editors.
Contributors: Nonas, Cathy.; Foster, Gary D., 1959-; American Dietetic Association.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: American Dietetic Association
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780880914253
Subjects: Obesity -- Treatment; Obesity -- therapy; Diet Therapy -- methods; Health Behavior; Patient Education as Topic
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Assessment of the obese individual; title: Diet; title: meal replacements; title: Diet; title: glycemic index and glycemic load; title: Diet; title: DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) and Mediterranean; title: Diet; title: low carbohydrate; title: Physical activity and weight management; title: Behavior modification; title: Medication; title: Surgery; title: Weight maintenance; title: Obesity as a public health issue / by Thomas A. Farley; title: The economics of obesity / by Anne Wolf; title: Cultural sensitivity / by Shiriki K. Kumanyika; title: Prejudice and discrimination / by Rebecca M. Puhl; title: School-based prevention of childhood overweight and obesity / by Gary D. Foster ... [et al.]; title: Pregnancy and menopause / by Jennifer C. Lovejoy.