Weight management adults FAQs / Christopher Doubet Still.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Still, Christopher Doubet.

Contributor:

Geisinger Medical Center.

Series:

FAQs series.

FAQs series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity--Treatment.

Obesity.

Metabolism--Disorders.

Metabolism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hamilton, Ontario : BC Decker, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Weight Management: Adults FAQs, part of the Geisinger Healthcare FAQs series, is intended as a patient education resource for the growing numbers of adults battling obesity. Obesity brings with it a myriad of problems: medical, financial, psychological, and physical. This book is an educational tool written to answer the common questions posed by patients to health care providers. Topics include available treatments for obesity, weight management programs, diet, exercise, medical and surgical options. The text also addresses different categories and causes of obesity and why we now face an obesity epidemic with its side effects-rising numbers of patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep disorders, and degenerative arthritis.As with all titles in the FAQ Series, this book works to educate patients and provide concise, current information for common ailments.

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

About This Book

Dedication

Contents

Why the Current Interest in Obesity Treatment?

What is Obesity?

Which Obesity Category Do You Fit Into?

What Causes Obesity?

Losing Weight: Where Do I Begin?

What are the Popular Commercial Weight Loss Options for Obesity?

What are the Medications to Treat Obesity?

What are the Surgical Treatments for Obesity?

Glossary.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

614487651