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Title: PCPs assigned front line in obesity treatment.(Endocrinology)(primary care physicians)
Author: Jane Salodof MacNeil
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 38Issue: 3Page: 32(1)

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The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine.
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Informationon recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinaluses for plants and herbs are balanced by conclusions of studies onefficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditionalscientists and doctors. Biographies of pioneers in the field --including Deepak Chopra, Edward Bach and David Palmer --appear assidebars through the text. Included are 39 sidebars. Each volumecontains a color photo insert containing images of herbs. There aremore than 275 disease/condition entries, 300 herb/remedy entries, and150 therapies. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Social History, published by Journal of Social History on September 22, 2010. The length of the article is 471 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fat, Gluttony and Sloth: Obesity in Literature, Art and Medicine.(Book review)
Author: Peter N. Stearns
Publication: Journal of Social History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2010
Publisher: Journal of Social History
Volume: 44Issue: 1Page: 272(1)

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This issue explores the serious issue of childhood diabetes and obesity, as applied to sports medicine.Guest Editors Danny Mistry and Susan Kirk, both from the University of Virginia Health System, have selected a team of experts to cover the wide spectrum of this epidemic, including a close look at the socioeconomic factors in the development of childhood diabetes and obesity, the role of exercise as prevention of diabetes and obesity, and common injuries in young athletes who are diabetic or at risk of becoming so. It is a crucial issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, as Drs. Mistry and Kirk explain in their preface: "Being able to recognize and treat both the collegiate athlete with Type 1 diabetes as well as the sedentary, obese adolescent at risk for Type 2 diabetes are skills that many will need in the immediate future." ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Alaska Business Monthly, published by Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. on September 1, 2010. The length of the article is 1797 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Winter recreation: an hour a day keeps obesity away.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)
Author: Peg Stomierowski
Publication: Alaska Business Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2010
Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: 26Issue: 9Page: 73(3)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by Thomson Gale on October 15, 2006. The length of the article is 677 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: IOM critical of efforts to fight childhood obesity.(Institute of Medicine)
Author: Jane Anderson
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 15, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36Issue: 20Page: 45(1)

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Is obesity an illness? What is the connection between weight and genetics? These and other issues are explored in this balanced, in-depth introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural issues surrounding obesity and its import in healthcare.

This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series provides everything a student requires to understand the issues surrounding obesity, at the same time offering a springboard for further research into the issue.

Every day, newspapers and television news programs present stories on the latest controversies over healthcare and medical advances, but they do not have the space to provide detailed background on the issues. Websites and weblogs provide information from activists and partisans intent on presenting their side of a story. But where can students - or even ordinary citizens - go to obtain unbiased, detailed background on the medical issues affecting their daily lives? This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series provides readers and researchers a balanced, in-depth introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural issues surrounding obesity and its import in today's world of healthcare.

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With over 400 A-to-Z entries from "abdominoplasty" to the "zung rating scale", this book defines and explains obesity and eating-related disorder terms, concepts and phrases. It presents a definition of each entry and examines their various causes, contexts and ramifications. ... Read more

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Covers many types of eating disorders including overeating obesity. Obesity is an imbalance between food intake and expenditure of energy. The cause of this imbalance is unknown, but it is life threatening and needs to be corrected as soon as possible or it will shorten lifespen and diminish quality of life dramatically.

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Obesity is an increasingly major problem in our societytoday and people spend millions trying to lose weight,often only to put it back on again. The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders puts it all in perspective for us in this A-Z reference, explaining the features and causes of anorexia nervosa, cultural influences on appearance and fad diets as well as topics such as homosexuality and eating disorders, the mass media influence on eating disorder, sleep-related eating disorder and much more.

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Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge. Text is reprinted from the publication, Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. Describes the epidemiology and physiology of obesity, as well as the related health risks and disorders. Discusses drug therapies and surgical management options. For physicians. DNLM: Obesity--therapy--Collected Works. ... Read more

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This work aims to update and extend the work reviewed in two previous monographs: "Energy Balance and Obesity in Man" (1978) and "Treat Obesity Seriously" (1981). It attempts to offer an organized and critical view of the whole field of human obesity - the techniques for studying body composition and energy intake and expenditure; the definition, prevalence and epidemiology of obestity; the associated diabetes and cardiovascular diseases; the many factors involved in the aetiology of obesity; the opinions for treatment, how they should be chosen and applied in different clinical situations, and what steps can be taken to prevent obesity. ... Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive compilation of the evidence available regarding the role of genetic differences in the etiology of human obesities and their health and metabolic implications. It also identifies the most promising research areas, methods, and strategies for use in future efforts to understand the genetic basis of obesities and their consequences on human health. Leading researchers in their respective fields present contributed chapters on such topics as etiology and the prevalence of obesities, nongenetic determinants of obesity and fat topography, and animal models and molecular biological technology used to delineate the genetic basis of human obesities. A major portion of the book is devoted to human genetic research and clinical observations encompassing adoption studies, twin studies, family studies, single gene effects, temporal trends and etiology heterogeneity, energy intake and food preference, energy expenditure, and susceptibility to metabolic derangements in the obese state. Future directions of research in the field are covered in the book as well. ... Read more

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We are currently facing an alarming obesity epidemic, with its well-known health consequences such as metabolic syndrome/type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, an increased incidence of certain types of cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and pulmonary diseases. Experimental and clinical evidence accumulated in recent years now suggests that obesity has also a major effect on renal structure and function. Since the adipocyte is considered a source of many hormones and cytokines, obesity has much more direct influences on renal function besides mediating hypertension. It can by itself induce renal disease such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, but also, more commonly, bring about progression of chronic renal diseases. The present volume is the first comprehensive compilation dedicated to this important topic, featuring discussions of pathophysiological as well as clinical aspects written by the leaders in this emerging field of research. It brings together pathophysiological concepts on how obesity influences renal structure and function, reviews the epidemiology of the problem and provides therapeutic suggestions.This publication is recommended for internists, nephrologists, hypertensiologists, cardiologists, and urologists treating patients with obesity and renal diseases. Furthermore, basic scientists such as renal physiologists, renal pathologists, pharmacologists, biochemists, and epidemiologists who want a comprehensive overview of the topic will also profit from this book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by Thomson Gale on September 15, 2006. The length of the article is 626 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Guidelines focus on prevention of obesity, diabetes: monitoring of carbohydrates called key.(News)
Author: Betsy Bates
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 15, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39Issue: 18Page: 1(2)

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by Thomson Gale on July 15, 2005. The length of the article is 678 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Many patients don't link their obesity with CVD.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 15, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 38Issue: 14Page: 52(1)

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2006. The length of the article is 627 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Study exonerates high-carb diets as weight-gain cause in older women.(low fat diet reduces obesity)
Author: Mary Ann Moon
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39Issue: 3Page: 27(1)

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by Thomson Gale on July 15, 2006. The length of the article is 732 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Rimonabant tied to blood pressure drop in obesity.
Author: Erik Goldman
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 15, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39Issue: 14Page: 1(2)

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This digital document is an article from Southern Medical Journal, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 3864 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Religious and spiritual factors in childhood and adolescent eating disorders and obesity.(Special Section: Spirituality/Medicine Interface Project)
Author: Mary Lynn Dell
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 100Issue: 6Page: 628(5)

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