Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome

ISBN: 9780387321639

出版社: Springer Verlag

出版年: 2006-12

页数: 358

定价: $ 258.77

装帧: HRD

内容简介

This timely book provides an overview of topics related to obesity. These include associated health risks, childhood obesity, genetics, evaluation, treatment, behavioral strategies, and successes and failures in preventing obesity. The volume covers evaluation guidelines, different approaches to treatment, including diet, exercise, behavior, drugs, and surgery to deal with the current world-wide obesity epidemic.