Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most recent prevalence and trends, the health consequences and causes of obesity along with approaches to counter obesity both at an individual and a population level.
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1. Public Health Mini-Guide: Obesity - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Series info - p. Page vi 7. Series preface - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page viii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. 1 : Defining the obesity problem - p. Page x 12. 2 : Obesity prevalence and trends - p. Page 20 13. 3 : The health consequences of obesity - p. Page 47 14. 4 : Causes of obesity - p. Page 66 15. 5 : Individual interventions to treat obesity - p. Page 82 16. 6 : Population approaches to preventing obesity - p. Page 102 17. References - p. Page 116 18. Index - p. Page 125 19. References - p. Page 135
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Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most recent prevalence and trends, the health consequences and causes of obesity along with approaches to counter obesity both at an individual and a population level.
Understanding is facilitated through:
1. Public Health Mini-Guide: Obesity - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Series info - p. Page vi 7. Series preface - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page viii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. 1 : Defining the obesity problem - p. Page x 12. 2 : Obesity prevalence and trends - p. Page 20 13. 3 : The health consequences of obesity - p. Page 47 14. 4 : Causes of obesity - p. Page 66 15. 5 : Individual interventions to treat obesity - p. Page 82 16. 6 : Population approaches to preventing obesity - p. Page 102 17. References - p. Page 116 18. Index - p. Page 125 19. References - p. Page 135
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