Obesity A Practical Guide

Obesity A Practical Guide / edited by Shamim I. Ahmad, Syed Khalid Imam.

This comprehensive book examines the causes and effects of obesity, both on the human body as well as society as a whole. The significance obesity plays in the development of a variety of lethal and non-lethal diseases is discussed, and the prevention and treatment of obesity is looked at in detail....

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ahmad, Shamim I. (Editor), Imam, Syed Khalid (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Diabetes.
Clinical nutrition.
Metabolic diseases.
Health informatics.
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Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Summary:This comprehensive book examines the causes and effects of obesity, both on the human body as well as society as a whole. The significance obesity plays in the development of a variety of lethal and non-lethal diseases is discussed, and the prevention and treatment of obesity is looked at in detail.   Obesity: A Practical Guide brings together a large number of international specialists in their field, and is aimed at Gastroenterologists, Surgeons, Researchers, Dieticians, Physicians and Health Care providers.
Physical Description:XXII, 362 p. 26 illus., 16 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319198217
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-19821-7

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