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Understanding childhood obesity /

"In Understanding Childhood Obesity a physician offers a comprehensive guide that covers nearly every field of obesity research. He explores causes and methods of control, the body's physical and chemical makeup, prevention strategies, new treatments and behavior modifications, and future...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, J. Clinton, 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©1999.
Series:Understanding health and sickness series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why Is Obesity an Important Health Problem in America?
  • 2. Who Is Obese, and How Do We Know?
  • 3. How Our Bodies Obtain Energy
  • 4. Obesity: A Disorder of Energy
  • 5. Some Factors That May Determine Obesity
  • 6. What Can Be Done to Prevent Childhood Obesity?
  • 7. If Prevention Doesn't Work
  • 8. The Great Beyond: New Frontiers in the Treatment of Obesity.