The Information Diet

• Author : Clay A. Johnson
• Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
• Release : 13 July 2015

"The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar, fat, and flour--so, too, have we become gluttons for texts, instant messages, emails, RSS feeds, downloads, videos, status updates, and tweets. We're all battling a storm of distractions, buffeted with notifications and tempted by tasty tidbits of information.

• Author : David Haslam,Gary Wittert
• Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
• Release : 12 May 2014

Not to broach the subject of excess weight with a patient is a dereliction of duty as a healthcare professional, say the authors of 'Fast Facts: Obesity'. "Patients who smoke are rapidly identified for intervention, and the same should be true of anyone who is obese". Every consultation is an opportunity to educate and encourage patients to pursue better health. 'Fast Facts: Obesity' is packed with practical advice on how best to support patients to improve their nutrition and levels

• Author : Benjamin A. DeFelice,Eugene A. DeFelice
• Publisher : iUniverse
• Release : 03 July 2022

Overweight, Obesity and Health: Web Resource Guide for Consumers, Healthcare Providers, Patients, and Physicians by Eugene A. DeFelice, M.D., F.A.P.M. is a state-of-the-art review of the subject including 62 key Web Resources and Web sites.This book may be used to quickly and easily search the Web to obtain current, comprehensive, reliable and useful information on overweight, obesity and health-related complications. With this information, you can take charge, control, and responsibility for your health and wellness, and

• Author : United States. Public Health Service. Division of Chronic Diseases
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 July 1966

• Author : Christopher G. Fairburn,Kelly D. Brownell
• Publisher : Guilford Press
• Release : 01 July 2005

This unique handbook presents and integrates virtually all that is currently known about eating disorders and obesity in one authoritative, accessible, and eminently practical volume. From leading international authorities, 112 concise chapters encapsulate the latest information on all pertinent topics, from biological, psychological, and social processes associated with risk, to clinical methods for assessment and intervention. The contents are organized to highlight areas of overlap between lines of research that often remain disparate. Suggestions for further reading at the end of

• Author : James M. Rippe,Theodore J. Angelopoulos
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 11 May 2012

The prevalence of obesity in the United States and the rest of the industrialized world has skyrocketed in the past 20 years. Linked to heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome, it is also the leading cause of osteoarthritis and the second leading cause of cancer. With contributions from leading experts in the field, Obesity: Prevention and Treatment bridges the gap between emerging understanding of the pathophysiology of obesity with concrete clinical applications for physicians and other healthcare workers in all

• Author : Kathleen Keller
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 03 July 2022

• Author : Abdul-Latif Hamdan,Robert T. Sataloff,Mary J. Hawkshaw
• Publisher : Plural Publishing
• Release : 30 May 2019

Obesity and Voice: Current Views and Future Trends examines obesity-related voice research and suggests future research trends on the link between weight loss, weight gain, obesity, and phonation. Obesity is becoming one of the leading causes of disabilities and death. This unique text highlights the various means by which excessive weight, and weight loss, may jeopardize voice quality and endurance. All three components of voice production, the respiratory system and abdominal back and thoracic muscles as the power source, the

• Author : Debasis Bagchi,Harry G. Preuss
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 06 July 2012

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared obesity a global epidemic. Its prevalence has more than doubled since 1980, causing a myriad of health problems for children and adults. Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention, Second Edition explores the molecular mechanisms and pathophysiology leading to obesity and metabolic disorders. It examines the safety of obesity drugs and drug development strategies as well as the role of physical activity, nutrition, and nutraceutical supplements in obesity treatment and prevention. With contributions from a cadre

• Author : Dr. Shahram Heshmat, PhD
• Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
• Release : 10 June 2011

Obesity is one of the most pressing health issues affecting our country. This unique volume is the first to apply behavioral economicsóthe integration of psychological and economic knowledgeóto the study of eating behavior. The text demonstrates how this discipline can be used to understand why it so difficult for individuals to control their eating habits, and helps readers use this knowledge to create and improve public health nutrition programs and policies. The text examines dietary choices and obesity

• Author : James M. Rippe,John P. Foreyt
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 23 September 2021

The World Health Organization estimates that there are 2.1 billion individuals with obesity globally. Nearly three quarters of adults in the United States are overweight or obese. The average individual with obesity cuts ten years off their life expectancy, yet less than 40% of physicians routinely counsel individuals concerning the adverse health consequences of obesity. Obesity Prevention and Treatment: A Practical Guide equips healthcare practitioners to include effective weight management counselling in the daily practice of medicine. Written by lifestyle medicine pioneer

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
• Release : 22 July 2013

Obesity: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Diagnosis and Screening. The editors have built Obesity: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Diagnosis and Screening in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Obesity: New Insights for

• Author : Michiel Korthals
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 14 December 2010

This volume addresses the overlapping aspects of the fields of genomics, obesity and (non-) medical ethics. It is unique in its examination of the implications of genomics for obesity from an ethical perspective. Genomics covers the sciences and technologies involved in the pathways that DNA takes until the organism is completely built and sustained: the range of genes (DNA), transcriptor factors, enhancers, promoters, RNA (copy of DNA), proteins, metabolism of cell, cellular interactions, organisms. Genomics offers a holistic approach, which,

• Author : Tarek K. A. Hamid
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 22 September 2009

Today’s children may well become the first generation of Americans whose life expectancy will be shorter than that of their parents. The culprit, public health experts agree, is obesity and its associated health problems. Heretofore, the strategy to slow obesity’s galloping pace has been driven by what the philosopher Karl Popper calls ‘‘the bucket theory of the mind. ’’ When minds are seen as containers and public understanding is viewed as being a function of how many scientific facts

• Author : Zoltán J. Ács
• Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Release : 01 January 2010

The effects of obesity have become practically ubiquitous in the US. This book aims to provide an alternative framework through which to explore the important and controversial obesity debate that has spilled over from the medical community. This book is not about obesity as a medical condition, nor does it offer a wide-ranging discussion on the health effects of obesity or the role of the 'right' diet.