Obesity / Nick Townsend, Angela Scriven. [electronic resource]
Material type: TextSeries: Public health mini-guidePublisher: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (viii, 135, 37 pages)Content type:- 9780702047206
- 0702047201
- 1336265604
- 9781336265608
- Obesity -- Prevention
- Obesity -- Treatment
- Obesity -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
- Public health -- Great Britain
- Obesity
- Obesity
- Obésité -- Traitement
- Obésité -- Aspect social -- Grande-Bretagne
- Santé publique -- Grande-Bretagne
- Obésité
- Obesity
- Obesity -- Prevention
- Obesity -- Social aspects
- Obesity -- Treatment
- Public health
- Great Britain
- 616.3/98 23
- RC628 .T69 2014
- WD 210
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Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most recent prevalence and trends, the health consequences and causes of obesity along with approaches to counter obesity both at an individual and a population level. Understanding is facilitated through: Case Studies Boxed examples Thinking Points Summary Points at ends of chapters. Links to webpages, resources and further reading.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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