The Weight Of Obesity

Download The Weight Of Obesity full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online The Weight Of Obesity ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

The Weight of Obesity

Author : Emily Yates-Doerr
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520286820
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Weight of Obesity by : Emily Yates-Doerr

Download or read book The Weight of Obesity written by Emily Yates-Doerr and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman with hypertension refuses vegetables. A man with diabetes adds iron-fortified sugar to his coffee. As death rates from heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes in Latin America escalate, global health interventions increasingly emphasize nutrition, exercise, and weight loss—but much goes awry as ideas move from policy boardrooms and clinics into everyday life. Based on years of intensive fieldwork, The Weight of Obesity offers poignant stories of how obesity is lived and experienced by Guatemalans who have recently found their diets—and their bodies—radically transformed. Anthropologist Emily Yates-Doerr challenges the widespread view that health can be measured in calories and pounds, offering an innovative understanding of what it means to be healthy in postcolonial Latin America. Through vivid descriptions of how people reject global standards and embrace fatness as desirable, this book interferes with contemporary biomedicine, adding depth to how we theorize structural violence. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about the politics of healthy eating.

Global Health Complications of Obesity

Author : Jahangir Moini
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128197528
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Global Health Complications of Obesity by : Jahangir Moini

Download or read book Global Health Complications of Obesity written by Jahangir Moini and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Health Complications of Obesity presents a valuable resource for research scientists and clinicians by covering the burden of obesity and related diseases and serving as a starting point for in-depth discussions in academic settings and for obesity-treatment specialists. Obesity is associated with a statistically higher risk of heart disease, hypertension, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and many other diseases. This succinct resource focuses on the current data, research and management of obesity. It is essential reading for healthcare professionals, endocrinologists, nutritionists, public health students and medical students. Presents clinical cases, key terms and targeted references Addresses diseases including diabetes, cancer, hypertension, osteoarthritis, fatty liver disease, infertility, renal failure and depression Provides a link to new knowledge that is ideal for both researchers and clinicians

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity

Author :
Publisher : Office of the Surgeon General
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity by :

Download or read book The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity written by and published by Office of the Surgeon General. This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promotes the recognition, treatment, and prevention of conditions of overweight and obesity in the United States.

The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation, 2010

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (55 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation, 2010 by :

Download or read book The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation, 2010 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 2001 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, former Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, warned of the negative effects of the increasing weight of American citizens and outlined a public health response to reverse the trend. The Surgeon General plans to strengthen and expand this blueprint for action created by her predecessor. Although the country has made some strides since 2001, the prevalence of obesity, obesity-related diseases, and premature death remains too high.

Weighing the Options

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309132576
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Weighing the Options by : Institute of Medicine

Download or read book Weighing the Options written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-03-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly one out of every three adults in America is obese and tens of millions of people in the United States are dieting at any one time. This has resulted in a weight-loss industry worth billions of dollars a year and growing. What are the long-term results of weight-loss programs? How can people sort through the many programs available and select one that is right for them? Weighing the Options strives to answer these questions. Despite widespread public concern about weight, few studies have examined the long-term results of weight-loss programs. One reason that evaluating obesity management is difficult is that no other treatment depends so much on an individual's own initiative and state of mind. Now, a distinguished group of experts assembled by the Institute of Medicine addresses this compelling issue. Weighing the Options presents criteria for evaluating treatment programs for obesity and explores what these criteria meanâ€"to health care providers, program designers, researchers, and even overweight people seeking help. In presenting its criteria the authors offer a wealth of information about weight loss: how obesity is on the rise, what types of weight-loss programs are available, how to define obesity, how well we maintain weight loss, and what approaches and practices appear to be most successful. Information about weight-loss programsâ€"their clients, staff qualifications, services, and success ratesâ€"necessary to make wise program choices is discussed in detail. The book examines how client demographics and characteristicsâ€"including health status, knowledge of weight-loss issues, and attitude toward weight and body imageâ€"affect which programs clients choose, how successful they are likely to be with their choices, and what this means for outcome measurement. Short- and long-term safety consequences of weight loss are discussed as well as clinical assessment of individual patients. The authors document the health risks of being overweight, summarizing data indicating that even a small weight loss reduces the risk of disease and depression and increases self-esteem. At the same time, weight loss has been associated with some poor outcomes, and the book discusses the implications for program evaluation. Prevention can be even more important than treatment. In Weighing the Options, programs for population groups, efforts targeted to specific groups at high risk for obesity, and prevention of further weight gain in obese individuals get special attention. This book provides detailed guidance on how the weight-loss industry can improve its programs to help people be more successful at long-term weight loss. And it provides consumers with tips on selecting a program that will improve their chances of permanently losing excess weight.

The Weight of Obesity

Author : Emily Yates-Doerr
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520961900
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Weight of Obesity by : Emily Yates-Doerr

Download or read book The Weight of Obesity written by Emily Yates-Doerr and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman with hypertension refuses vegetables. A man with diabetes adds iron-fortified sugar to his coffee. As death rates from heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes in Latin America escalate, global health interventions increasingly emphasize nutrition, exercise, and weight loss—but much goes awry as ideas move from policy boardrooms and clinics into everyday life. Based on years of intensive fieldwork, The Weight of Obesity offers poignant stories of how obesity is lived and experienced by Guatemalans who have recently found their diets—and their bodies—radically transformed. Anthropologist Emily Yates-Doerr challenges the widespread view that health can be measured in calories and pounds, offering an innovative understanding of what it means to be healthy in postcolonial Latin America. Through vivid descriptions of how people reject global standards and embrace fatness as desirable, this book interferes with contemporary biomedicine, adding depth to how we theorize structural violence. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about the politics of healthy eating.

Reconstructing Obesity

Author : Megan B. McCullough
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1782381422
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Reconstructing Obesity by : Megan B. McCullough

Download or read book Reconstructing Obesity written by Megan B. McCullough and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the crowded and busy arena of obesity and fat studies, there is a lack of attention to the lived experiences of people, how and why they eat what they do, and how people in cross-cultural settings understand risk, health, and bodies. This volume addresses the lacuna by drawing on ethnographic methods and analytical emic explorations in order to consider the impact of cultural difference, embodiment, and local knowledge on understanding obesity. It is through this reconstruction of how obesity and fatness are studied and understood that a new discussion will be introduced and a new set of analytical explorations about obesity research and the effectiveness of obesity interventions will be established.

The Obesity Code

Author : Jason Fung
Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 1771641274
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Obesity Code by : Jason Fung

Download or read book The Obesity Code written by Jason Fung and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DR. JASON FUNG: The landmark book that is helping thousands of people lose weight for good. Harness the power of intermittent fasting for lasting weight loss Understand the science of weight gain, obesity, and insulin resistance Enjoy an easy and delicious low carb, high fat diet Ditch calorie counting, yoyo diets, and excessive exercise for good Everything you believe about how to lose weight is wrong. Weight gain and obesity are driven by hormones—in everyone—and only by understanding the effects of the hormones insulin and insulin resistance can we achieve lasting weight loss. In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr. Jason Fung, long considered the founder of intermittent fasting, sets out an original theory of obesity and weight gain. He shares five basic steps to controlling your insulin for better health. And he explains how to use intermittent fasting to break the cycle of insulin resistance and reach a healthy weight—for good.

Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults by :

Download or read book Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Obesity

Author : Raman Mehrzad
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128188405
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Obesity by : Raman Mehrzad

Download or read book Obesity written by Raman Mehrzad and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity continues to accelerate resulting in an unprecedented epidemic that shows no significant signs of slowing down any time soon. The World Health Organization reports that in 2016, nearly 2 billion adults were overweight and that worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Obesity: Global Impact and Epidemiology is an important tool in proving a link to new knowledge, serving researchers and clinicians. The field of obesity is evolving very quickly and there is an abundance of scientific data that has emerged and is emerging constantly. Researchers and physicians need new updated information about the epidemiology and global impact of obesity that come from authors that have a wide perspective in the field. For health professionals and researchers, there is a need to understand how obesity begins. While a simple question, the answer is very complex. Serves as a starting point for in-depth discussions in academic settings, leading to revised and updated treatment options for practicing obesity-treatment specialists Offers practical information about the methodology of epidemiologic studies of obesity Updated important source of information for clinicians and scientists in the field of obesity

Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309217105
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries by : National Research Council

Download or read book Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia. This difference is particularly notable given that the United States spends more on health care than any other nation. Concerned about this divergence, the National Institute on Aging asked the National Research Council to examine evidence on its possible causes. According to Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries, the nation's history of heavy smoking is a major reason why lifespans in the United States fall short of those in many other high-income nations. Evidence suggests that current obesity levels play a substantial part as well. The book reports that lack of universal access to health care in the U.S. also has increased mortality and reduced life expectancy, though this is a less significant factor for those over age 65 because of Medicare access. For the main causes of death at older ages -- cancer and cardiovascular disease -- available indicators do not suggest that the U.S. health care system is failing to prevent deaths that would be averted elsewhere. In fact, cancer detection and survival appear to be better in the U.S. than in most other high-income nations, and survival rates following a heart attack also are favorable. Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries identifies many gaps in research. For instance, while lung cancer deaths are a reliable marker of the damage from smoking, no clear-cut marker exists for obesity, physical inactivity, social integration, or other risks considered in this book. Moreover, evaluation of these risk factors is based on observational studies, which -- unlike randomized controlled trials -- are subject to many biases.

The Obesity Myth

Author : Paul F. Campos
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781592400669
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (6 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Obesity Myth by : Paul F. Campos

Download or read book The Obesity Myth written by Paul F. Campos and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of America's self-defeating war on obesity argues against the myth that falsely equates thinness with health and explains why dieting is bad for the health and how the media misinform the public.

Fat Planet

Author : David Lewis
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473505224
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Fat Planet by : David Lewis

Download or read book Fat Planet written by David Lewis and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our planet is in the grip of an obesity pandemic. More than a billion people worldwide are overweight and over 600 million are obese. We live in an obesogenic environment in which it is much easier to get fat than to stay fit. How has this come to be? Who is to blame? What can we do? In Fat Planet, Dr David Lewis and Dr Margaret Leitch examine the social and psychological causes of the obesity pandemic in order to answer these questions. They use ground-breaking research to highlight the behaviour of corporations that relentlessly promote foods high in sugar, fat and salt, and show that these ‘junk’ foods have shockingly similar neurological effects to hard drugs. They consider the prevalence of food cues which unconsciously stimulate our desire to consume. And they debunk the myths of fad diets and slimming pills, suggesting practical, easily implemented strategies for sustainable weight loss. The evidence is clear: our problem with obesity must be addressed or we will face catastrophic consequences. It is not too late to change.

Always the Fat Kid

Author : Jacob Warren
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1137324198
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Always the Fat Kid by : Jacob Warren

Download or read book Always the Fat Kid written by Jacob Warren and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood obesity in the United States has tripled in a generation. But while debates continue over the content of school lunches and the dangers of fast food, we are just beginning to recognize the full extent of the long-term physical, psychological, and social problems that overweight children will endure throughout their lives. Most dramatically, children today have a shorter life expectancy than their parents, something never before seen in the course of human history. They will face more chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes that will further burden our healthcare system. Here, authors Jacob Warren and K. Bryant Smalley examine the full effects of childhood obesity and offer the provocative message that being overweight in youth is not a disease but the result of poor lifestyle choices. Theirs is a clarion call for parents to have "the talk" with their kids, which medical professionals say is a harder topic to address than sex or drugs. Urgent, timely, and authoritative, Always the Fat Kid delivers a message our society can no longer ignore.

Best Weight

Author : Yoni Freedhoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986588907
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (889 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Best Weight by : Yoni Freedhoff

Download or read book Best Weight written by Yoni Freedhoff and published by . This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, concise and readable guide to managing obesity in aclinical setting. A synthesis of reliable evidence and a combined 30+ years ofexperience managing patients coping with excess weight, BEST WEIGHT is theideal resource for physicians, dietitians and other health professionals lookingfor insights and actionable information for helping patients shed pounds safely, sensibly and sustainably.

Food, Diet and Obesity

Author : D Mela
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1845690540
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Food, Diet and Obesity by : D Mela

Download or read book Food, Diet and Obesity written by D Mela and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-10-14 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global obesity epidemic is arguably the most serious health issue facing the food industry today. Food manufacturers are under increasing pressure over both the degree to which they are seen as contributing to the problem, and the role they should play in solving it. Drawing on the expertise of many of the world’s leading experts in this area, Food, diet and obesity summarises the key research on the links between obesity and diet. Topics discussed include trends in obesity, the evidence behind popular diets and meal replacers, the effectiveness of fat and sugar replacers in food, emerging issues such as the value of the glycemic index, protein content and calcium in weight control, and potential functional food targets and ingredients for weight control.After an introductory chapter on global trends in obesity, part one looks at the range of contributing factors to obesity, from nutrient-gene interactions, energy metabolism and physical activity to sensory responses to food, portion size and the psychology of overeating. Part two looks at macronutrients and their role in weight gain or loss, with chapters on topics such as energy density, dietary fat, carbohydrates, protein and dietary fibre. The final part of the book discusses issues in developing effective strategies for weight control, from gaining consumer acceptance of weight-control food products, through functional food ingredients, to community-based public health approaches in preventing obesity.With its distinguished editor and contributors, Food, diet and obesity is a standard work for health professionals, nutritionists and R&D staff throughout the food industry, as well as all those concerned with understanding and reducing obesity. Summarises key research which links diet and obesity Trends in obesity are examined Contributory factors to obesity are investigated, including lifestyle and genetics

Weight Management

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309089964
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Weight Management by : Institute of Medicine

Download or read book Weight Management written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the U.S. Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the assumption that proper body weight and composition supports good health, physical fitness, and appropriate military appearance. The current epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States affects the military services. The pool of available recruits is reduced because of failure to meet body composition standards for entry into the services and a high percentage of individuals exceeding military weight-for-height standards at the time of entry into the service leave the military before completing their term of enlistment. To aid in developing strategies for prevention and remediation of overweight in military personnel, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command requested the Committee on Military Nutrition Research to review the scientific evidence for: factors that influence body weight, optimal components of a weight loss and weight maintenance program, and the role of gender, age, and ethnicity in weight management.