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The body size and health debate electronic book : hardback : acid-free paper Health and medical issues today Gale eBooks
2017
Santa Barbara, California
ISBN 1
9781440848063
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| URL 1 | Gale eBooks |
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| Titles | The body size and health debate |
| Volume No. | electronic book : hardback : acid-free paper |
| Series | Health and medical issues today Gale eBooks |
| Author | Christine L.B. Selby. |
| Publisher | Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. Date | 2017 |
| Classification 1 | 493.125 |
| ISBN | 9781440848063 |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. Overview of the body size and health debate -- pt. 2. Controversies and issues -- pt. 3. Scenarios. This book examines the often confusing informationand misinformationthat exists on obesity and its connection to overall health, addressing the rate of obesity in the United States, questioning the appropriateness of BMI to gauge overall health and well-being, discussing controversies related to weight and health including excessive dieting, and providing real-world scenarios that clearly illustrate major concepts related to weight and health. Description based on print version record. |
| Subjects | LCSH:Body weight. LCSH:Obesity LCSH:Body image |