Obesity
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Evelyn B Kelly
- ناشر : Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9780313334603
Description
section 1. Overview -- 1. Obesity : a perfect and costly epidemic -- 2. Obesity battles throughout the ages -- 3. The physiology of fat -- 4. The psychological and social aspects of obesity -- 5. Genetics of obesity -- 6. Obesity and exercise -- 7. Obesity and health problems -- section 2. Controversies and issues -- 8. Issue : is obesity a disease or an adaptation for survival? -- 9. Issue : are we creating generations of couch potatoes? -- 10. Issue : the great diet debate -- 11. Issue : can behavioral strategies result in weight loss? -- 12. Issue : should surgery be used as a weight-control method? -- 13. Issue : what is the government's role in the obesity crisis? -- 14. Can there be a fat-free future? -- section 3. Reference and resources -- A. Annotated primary source documents -- B. Timeline of obesity issues -- C. Glossary -- D. Weight loss programs and plans -- E. Further reading.
Provides readers and researchers an introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural issues surrounding obesity. This book offers examinations of the contemporary issues and debates that provoke the most heated disagreements and misunderstandings, such as whether obesity is an illness, and the connection between weight and genetics.
