Obesity Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

Download or read book Obesity Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment written by Rexford S. Ahima and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a comprehensive perspective on the subject of obesity epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of obesity. The chapters provide a better understanding of obesity and obesity-related diseases and offer an integrative framework for individualized dietary and exercise programs, behavior modification, pharmaceutical approaches, surgery, and population interventions to reduce the growing epidemic of obesity.