Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome:: From Bench to Bedside

Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome:: From Bench to Bedside
ISBN-10
0387321640
ISBN-13
9780387321646
Category
Medical
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
2007-02-16
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
George A. Bray, Louisiana State University, Donna Ryan

Description

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.

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