Obesity Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach

By Rexford S Ahima

Book Overview

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

The book provides a comprehensive perspective on the subject of obesity epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of obesity. The chapters provide a better understanding of obesity and obesity-related diseases and offer an integrative framework for individualized dietary and exercise programs, behavior modification, pharmaceutical approaches, surgery, and population interventions to reduce the growing epidemic of obesity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771880082
• ISBN13: 9781771880084
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"