ABC of obesity /

ABC of obesity /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sattar, Naveed, Lean, Mike
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub. : BMJ Books, 2007.
Series:ABC series (Malden, Mass.)
Subjects:
Obesity > Great Britain.
Obesity > Great Britain > Prevention.
Obesity > prevention & control.
Disease Outbreaks > prevention & control.
Health Policy.
Obesity > complications.
Obesity > therapy.
United Kingdom.
Table of Contents:
  • Obesity--time to wake up
  • Assessment of obesity and its clinical implications
  • Management : part I--behaviour change, diet, and activity
  • Management : part II--drugs
  • Management : part III--surgery
  • Strategies for preventing obesity
  • Risk factors for diabetes and coronary heart disease
  • Obesity and vascular disease
  • Obesity and cancer
  • Obesity and reproduction
  • Childhood obesity
  • Obesity--can we turn the tide?