Obesity / editor Dr. Mabel Blades.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blades, Mabel.

Series:

Nutrition and food science ; v. 35, no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nutrition disorders.

Obesity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (86 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book focuses on obesity from a number of perspectives and features international articles from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Brazil. Obesity is considered by the World Health Organisation to constitute a worldwide epidemic. The release of this e-book coincides with the National Obesity Forum conference held in London, October 2005.

Contents:

CONTENTS; EDITORIAL BOARD; Editorial; Healthy lifestyle project for overweight and obese children: a pilot study; Effects of an over-the-counter herbal weight management product (Zotrim1) on weight and waist circumference in a sample of overweight women: a consumer study; Predictors of physician overweight and obesity in the USA: an empiric analysis; Modern diets converging: the move to low GI/GR diets; Low levels of cholesterol/ saturated fat index (CSI) in a Japanese-Brazilian diet; Diet, lifestyle factors and symptoms of premenstrual syndrome

Nutritional profiling vs guideline daily amounts as a means of helping consumers make appropriate food choicesFunctional foods and nutraceuticals in the management of obesity; The potential role of peanuts in the prevention of obesity; Waist to height ratio and the Ashwell1 shape chart could predict the health risks of obesity in adults and children in all ethnic groups; Food facts; Conference reports; Book reviews

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-51001-3

9786610510016

1-84544-826-X

OCLC:

62594902