Obesity Treatment and Prevention: New Directions (Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop Series)


Obesity Treatment and Prevention: Description Obesity continues to be a major problem for global public health, affecting not only adults, but increasingly also adolescents and even young children. Moreover, obesity and diabetes are no longer limited to wealthy societies: Summarizing some of the key issues in obesity treatment and prevention, this publication promotes novel and interdisciplinary approaches and explores cutting-edge ideas that span child development, nutrition, behavioral sciences, economics, geography and public health.

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Contributions suggest a sequence of steps that may result in new ways to address obesity at the personal as well as at the population level: First, a clear understanding of who becomes obese, where, and for what reason is needed. Second, the likely contributions to overeating by the brain, biology, economics and the environment need to be identified.

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Then, based on the understanding of disease etiology and its distribution by geography and by social strata, targeted yet comprehensive strategies for obesity prevention and treatment for both individuals and groups need to be developed. The Best Books of Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Product details Format Hardback pages Dimensions Summarizing some of the key issues in obesity treatment and prevention, this publication promotes novel and interdisciplinary approaches and explores cutting-edge ideas that span child development, nutrition, behavioral sciences, economics, geography and public health.

Contributions suggest a sequence of steps that may result in new ways to address obesity at the personal as well as at the population level: First, a clear understanding of who becomes obese, where, and for what reason is needed. Second, the likely contributions to overeating by the brain, biology, economics and the environment need to be identified. Then, based on the understanding of disease etiology and its distribution by geography and by social strata, targeted yet comprehensive strategies for obesity prevention and treatment for both individuals and groups need to be developed.

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Obesity Treatment and Prevention: New Directions. 73rd Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop, Carlsbad, Calif., September Cover. Editor(s): Drewnowski, A. Book Menu. Book Home · Institutional Online Site License · Series Home Directions. 73rd Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop, Carlsbad, Calif., September Drewnowski A, Rolls BJ (eds): Obesity Treatment and Prevention: New Directions. Nestlé Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. Nestec New Directions for Prevention.

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