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Obesity and weight management : challenges, practices and health implications /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Martinez, Max P., Robinson, Hugh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2012]
Colección:Public health in the 21st century series.
Nutrition and diet research progress series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""OBESITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT ""; ""OBESITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""WALKING TRAIL CLASSIFICATION: A BIOMECHANICAL APPROACH ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. WALKING TRAILS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH ""; ""2.1. Concept, Classification and Monitoring of Physical Activity ""; ""2.2. The FITT Principle in Exercise Prescription ""; ""2.2.1. Walking and Obesity""; ""2.2.2. Walking and Hypertension""; ""2.2.3. Walking and Diabetes Mellitus ""; ""2.2.4. Walking and Osteoporosis ""
  • ""2.3. Prescribed Minimum Levels of Physical Activity for Adults and Seniors """"3. WALKING TRAILS, BIOMECHANICS AND INJURY PREVENTION ""; ""3.1. GRF While Walking ""; ""3.2. Plantar Pressure While Walking ""; ""3.3. Joint Moments in the Ankle While Walking""; ""3.4. Biomechanical Loads of the Knee While Walking ""; ""4. BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WALKING TRAIL ""; ""4.1. Classification of Walking Trail ""; ""4.2. Biomechanical Load Equivalent as a Measure of the Difficulty Rating of Walking Trail ""; ""REFERENCES ""
  • ""THE EVOLUTIONARY INEVITABILITY OF OBESITY IN MODERN SOCIETY: IMPLICATIONS FOR BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS TO WEIGHT CONTROL IN THE GENERAL POPULATION """"ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EVOLUTIONARY DRIVE: OBESITY IS TO BE EXPECTED ""; ""WEIGHT GAIN: BROKEN REGULATORY MECHANISMS OR AN EVOLUTIONARY OUTCOME OF THE BIOLOGICAL DESIGN OF OUR SPECIES? ""; ""OBESITY AS A CHRONIC RELAPSING CONDITION ""; ""THE BLIND WATCHMAKER‟S TINKERERS ""; ""EVOLUTION OF EMOTION ""; ""STIGMA, PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS AND WEIGHT CONTROL ""; ""CHANGES IN THE MEANING OF FOOD ""
  • ""The plight of the optimal forager in modern western society """"the nature of pathways to and from obesity ""; ""obesity management through social networks ""; ""conclusion ""; ""references""; ""obesity: risk factors, management and social stigmas ""; ""abstract""; ""introduction ""; ""methods ""; ""obesity and overweight: epidemiology, risk factors and pathogenesis ""; ""social aspects related to obesity and overweight: social stigma and discrimination""; ""management and treatment of obesity and overweight ""; ""conclusions: clinical implications and future directions ""