The Obesity Book is designed to cover all the essential elements related to the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity suitable for students in nutrition, nutrition science and health science courses. Providing basic knowledge to students is a prerequisite for ensuring that these graduates are adequately equipped to cope with the high prevalence of overweight and obesity, which currently affects two-thirds of the population of the United States of America and is spreading rapidly in many parts of the world.

This historical text is organized in 5 parts, consisting of 27 chapters, each carefully written in an easy-to-use style by experts in the region. The first part helps the reader understand the scope and complexity of the obesity problem.

The second part focuses on obesity. Part III deals with the health consequences of obesity for both children and adults. Part IV discusses the challenge of assessing obesity in humans and provides insights into societal factors that affect the risk of obesity. Finally, Part V provides 13 chapters to discuss a wide range of current prevention and treatment interventions for obesity. Obesity book is a necessary purchase for students and many health professionals who deal with obesity on a daily basis.

The personalized companion website contains a wide range of questions and answers for readers to test their understanding, and all illustrations for the book to download the trainers: www.wiley.com/go/akabas/obesity

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