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Health and medical issues today
Obesity
ABC-CLIO, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
2018
9781440858826
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| URL 1 | Gale eBooks |
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| Classification 1 | 493.125 |
| Titles | Obesity |
| Volume No. | electronic book : print : alkaline paper |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Series | Health and medical issues today |
| Author | Evelyn B. Kelly. |
| Publisher | ABC-CLIO, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC |
| Pub. Date | 2018 |
| ISBN 1 | 9781440858826 |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. I. Overview and background information -- pkt. II. Issues and controversies -- pt. III. Scenarios. This book explores what obesity is, its causes and implications for health, and the many issues and controversies surrounding it, both in the medical community and society as a whole. This edition offers expanded coverage of genetic and hormonal causes of obesity, and medications and surgical techniques to manage obesity. Includes expanded scientific understanding of obesity and delves into medical and societal debates about weight that have emerged in recent years. Description based on print version record. |
| Subjects | LCSH:Obesity. |