| Description |
vii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The current epidemic of obesity / Jacob C. Seidell -- Overweight, mortality, and morbidity / George A. Bray -- The cost of obesity and sedentarism in the United States / Graham A. Colditz and Anna Mariani -- The determinants of obesity / Arline D. Salbe and Eric Ravussin -- Assessment of human energy expenditure / Christopher L. Melby, Richard C. Ho, and James O. Hill -- The assessment of energy and nutrient intake in humans / Klaas R. Westerterp -- Human energy and nutrient balance / Isabelle Dionne and Angelo Tremblay -- Adipose tissue metabolism and obesity / Paul Poirier and Robert H. Eckel -- Skeletal muscle metabolism and obesity / Jean-Aimé Simoneau and David E. Kelley -- Physical activity and body composition in children and adolescents / Bernard Gutin and Paule Barbeau -- Physical activity level and weight control in adults / Andrew M. Prentice and Susan A. Jebb -- Physical activity level and weight control in older citizens / Eric T. Poehlman -- Physical activity level and weight control during pregnancy / Stephan Rössner -- Physical activity level and the treatment of severe obesity / Walker S. Carlos Poston, Richard R. Suminski, and John P. Foreyt -- Physical activity and maintenance of weight loss : physiological and psychological mechanisms / Christina Wood Baker and Kelly D. Brownell -- Physical activity and the metabolic complications of obesity / Jean-Pierre Després and Benoît Lamarche -- Is it possible to be overweight or obese and fit and healthy? / Suzanne Brodney, Steven N. Blair, and Chong Do Lee -- Changing lifestyle : moving from sedentary to active / Rena R. Wing and John M. Jakicic. |
| Subject |
Obesity.
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Obesity -- prevention & control.
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Exercise -- physiology.
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| Added Author |
Bouchard, Claude.
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| ISBN |
0880119098 |
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9780880119092 |
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