The health benefits of dog walking for people and pets : evidence and case studies /

"Obesity is a national epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that by 2018 the cost of treating weight-related illnesses will double to almost $350 billion a year, while a 2010 report by the US Surgeon General estimates that two-thirds of American adults and almost one in three children...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Johnson, Rebecca A. (Rebecca Ann) (Editor ), Beck, Alan M. (Editor ), McCune, Sandra, 1963- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, ©2011.
Colección:New directions in the human-animal bond.
Temas:
Dog walking > Health aspects > Case studies.
Walking > Health aspects > Case studies.
Fitness walking > Case studies.
Dogs > Health > Case studies.
Human-animal relationships > Case studies.
Marche (Exercice) > Études de cas.
Chiens > Santé > Études de cas.
Relations homme-animal > Études de cas.
PETS > Dogs > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Exercise.
Dogs > Health.
Fitness walking.
Human-animal relationships.
Walking > Health aspects.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Obesity is a national epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that by 2018 the cost of treating weight-related illnesses will double to almost $350 billion a year, while a 2010 report by the US Surgeon General estimates that two-thirds of American adults and almost one in three children are now overweight or obese. This volume originated in a special 2009 symposium funded in part by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and sponsorship from Mars WalthamA [sic] on how human-animal interaction may help fight obesity across the lifespan. The authors present scientific evidence about the benefits of dog walking for improving human and animal health, and case studies of programs that are using this powerful expression of the human-animal bond to combat obesity. The volume is especially valuable as a sourcebook of evidence-based studies for public health professionals treating overweight humans and veterinarians treating obese dogs"--Provided by publisher
"This book provides the scientific evidence about the benefits of dog walking for both humans and dogs to manage weight"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 197 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781612491905
1612491901
9781612491912
161249191X
1283245752
9781283245753
9786613245755
6613245755

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