The obesity epidemic and its management : a textbook for primary healthcare professionals on the understanding, management and treatment of obesity /

Maguire, Terry.

The obesity epidemic and its management : a textbook for primary healthcare professionals on the understanding, management and treatment of obesity / Terry Maguire, David Haslam. - London : Pharmaceutical Press, 2009. - xv, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Obesity is an important risk factor for a number of chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, some cancers and type two diabetes. It is responsible for more than 9000 premature deaths a year. The authors discuss this problem and how it can be managed.

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Obesity.
Obesity--Treatment.

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