Full title: Obesity / Evelyn B. Kelly.

Author/creator: Kelly, Evelyn B.

Date: 2006..

Call Numbers: T0360689

Record Identifier: 74VKvJNe027O

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: xv, 224 p. : ill. ; 25 cm., Obesity -- Obesity battles throughout the ages -- Physiology of fat -- Psychological and social aspects of obesity -- Genetics of obesity -- Obesity and exercise -- Obesity and health problems -- Is obesity a disease or adaptation for survival? -- Are we creating generations of couch potatoes? -- The great diet debate -- Can behavioral changes result in weight loss? -- Should surgery be used as a weight control method? -- Does government have a role in controlling obesity? -- Can there be a fat-free future?

Publishers: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.

Notes: Health and medical issues today, 1558-7592. Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-220) and index. State Reference Library copy: transferred from HEALTH/ N616.398/ 19.

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DDC: 616.398

MMS ID: 991021498579702626