Obesity /
Features a collection of essays on obesity, offering different opinions on its causes and treatments, and contains profiles of obese individuals and the ways they deal with their weight issues.
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| Language: | English |
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Detroit :
Thomson / Gale,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Perspectives on diseases & disorders
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- ch. 1. Understanding obesity
- 1. Obesity : an overview / Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt and Rebecca J. Frey
- 2. Obesity causes and treatments / Lester Crawford
- 3. The modern lifestyle contributes to obesity / Sarah Aase
- 4. Body chemistry contributes to obesity / Weill Medical College Newsletter
- 5. Thrifty genes may cause obesity / Francine R. Kaufman
- ch. 2. The controversial side of obesity
- 1. Obesity is a disease / Mona Chiang
- 2. Obesity is not a disease / Paul Ernsberger
- 3. Gastric bypass surgery offers hope to the obese / Tracy Connor
- 4. Gastric bypass surgery poses medical risks / Ben Harder
- 5. Schools must help fight obesity / Glenn Cook
- 6. Schools' attempt to reduce obesity are controversial / Anne Marie Chaker
- 7. High fructose corn syrup causes obesity / Kim Severson
- 8. High fructose corn syrup does not cause obesity / John S. White and John P. Foreyt
- ch. 3. Personal perspectives on obesity
- 1. One patient describes gastric bypass surgery / Melisa McNulty
- 2. Metabolic change can cause obesity / The Endocrine Society
- 3. A daughter's painful realization / Elizabeth Daley
- Glossary
- Chronology
- Organizations to contact
- For further reading
- Index.