- Additional Authors
- Gale Group.
- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 209 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- Provides information from academic and governmental sources on every aspect of overweight, obesity, and eating disorders, including their prevalence in the United States, their consequences, public opinion about them, and methods of combating them.
- Series Statement
- Information Plus reference series
- Gale virtual reference library
- Uniform Title
- Weight in America (Online)
- Information Plus reference series.
- Alternative Title
- Weight in America (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- "ISSN 1551-2118".
- "Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- chapter 1. Americans weigh in over time -- chapter 2. Weight and physical health -- chapter 3. The influences of mental health and culture on weight and eating disorders -- chapter 4. Diet, nutrition, and weight issues among children and adolescents -- chapter 5. Dietary treatment for overweight and obesity -- chapter 6. Physical activity, drugs, surgery, and other treatment for overweight and obesity -- chapter 7. The economics of overweight and obesity -- chapter 8. Political, legal, and social issues of overweight and obesity -- chapter 9. Diet and weight-loss lore, myths, and controversies -- chapter 10. Preventing overweight and obesity -- chapter 11. Public opinion and action about diet, weight, nutrition, and physical activity.
- OCLC
- ssj0001529241
- Author
Wexler, Barbara.
- Title
Weight in America [electronic resource] : obesity, eating disorders, and other health risks / Barbara Wexler.
- Imprint
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
- Series
Information Plus reference series
Gale virtual reference library
Information Plus reference series.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Gale Group.
- Other Form:
Print version: Weight in America : obesity, eating disorders, and other health risks. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015 9781573027052