Research Catalog

Title

The practical guide : identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults / National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, [and] North American Association for the Study of Obesity.

Publication

[Bethesda, Md.] : the Institute, 2002 [originally printed 2000].

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Details

Additional Authors

• National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
• North American Association for the Study of Obesity.
• NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative.

Description

vii, 77 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Series Statement

NIH publication ; no. 02-4084

Uniform Title

NIH publication no. 02-4084.

Alternative Title

• Identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults
• Obesity in adults

Subjects

• Guideline
• Weight loss
• Adult
• Weight Loss
• Obesity > therapy
• Obesity > diagnosis

Genre/Form

Guideline

Note

• "NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative" -- cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Treatment guidelines -- Weight management techniques -- Weight reduction after age 65 -- Appendices: A. Body Mass Index [BMI] tables -- B. Shopping: what to look for -- C. Low calorie, lower fat alternatives -- D. Sample reduced calorie menus -- E. Food exchange list -- F. Food preparation: what to do -- G. Dining out: how to choose -- H. Guide to physical activity -- I. Guide to behavior change -- J. Weight and goal record -- K. Weekly food and activity diary -- L. Additional resources.

OCLC

• 48578252
• SCSB-14234009

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library