Obesity : the Venus of Willendorf / Todd Eckdahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eckdahl, Todd, author.

Series:

Human diseases and conditions collection.

Human Diseases and Conditions Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (91 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Momentum Press, Health, 2019.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

Summary:

This book describes how obesity results from an imbalance between the intake of food energy and the expenditure of energy from physical activity and increases the risk of serious health problems including heart disease, stroke, osteoarthritis, and several types of cancer. Obesity is a global health problem that has reached epidemic levels. The worldwide prevalence of adult obesity is 13 percent of adults and 7 percent of children. The author explains how body mass index (BMI) can be used to screen for obesity, but that its diagnosis depends on clinical measurement of total body fat content and distribution. The book describes rare forms of obesity caused by a single gene or a genetic syndrome, and common obesity, a complex disease caused by multiple genetic and environmental risk factors. The book presents examples of obesity susceptibility genes and describes obesity genetic testing. It details how obesity can usually be treated with dietary changes, increased physical activity, and behavioral modification, but that people with extreme obesity or those who have serious health complications, require pharmaceutical or surgical interventions. Dr. Eckdahl discusses promising prospects for the treatment of obesity involving new pharmaceuticals, stem cell therapy, gene therapy, and fecal microbiota transplants.

Contents:

Cover

Obesity The Venus of Willendorf

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Symptoms and Diagnosis

Chapter 2: Causes and Contributing Factors

Chapter 3: Treatment and Therapy

Chapter 4: Future Prospects

Conclusion

Glossary

Bibliography

About the Author

Index

Ad Page

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-67) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781944749729

1944749721