Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most recent prevalence and trends, the health consequences and causes of obesity along with approaches to counter obesity both at an individual and a population level. INDICE: 1. Defining the obesity problem 2. Obesity prevalence and trends 3. The health consequences of obesity 4. Causes of obesity 5. Individual interventions to treat obesity 6. Population approaches to preventing obesity References Index
- ISBN: 978-0-7020-4634-6
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 144
- Fecha Publicación: 06/01/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés