Weight Management : a Practitioner's Guide /

"An increasingly wide range of patients of different age, ethnicity and social background often combined with other clinical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or osteoporosis now find themselves battling against obesity and many health professionals become frustrated, feeling...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pearson, Dympna
Otros Autores: Grace, Clare
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Temas:
Obesity > Treatment.
Reducing diets.
Exercise therapy.
Diet, Reducing
Obésité > Traitement.
Régimes amaigrissants.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Nutrition.
MEDICAL > Endocrinology & Metabolism.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
Exercise therapy
Obesity > Treatment
Reducing diets
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why treat obesity?
  • Health professionals' attitudes towards obesity and its management
  • Treatment options: the evidence for what works
  • Preventing overweight and obesity
  • Providing a person-centered weight management service
  • Building a picture: the assessment
  • Finding solutions: supporting patients to establish a solid foundation
  • Next steps: continuing to develop expertise
  • Staying on track: weight maintenance
  • Getting the most out of brief contacts
  • Evaluating individual weight-management interventions
  • Common challenges and misconceptions.

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