Overview

"Helping your patients maintain healthy weight is a key to promoting their well-being and longevity. Now, in this new guide for the health professional, you can get an up-to-date analysis of the causes and prevention of obesity to help you design effective, appropriate weight management plans. ""Overweight and Weight Management"" explains how to use basic counselling skills and advanced behaviour modification techniques to help patients change lifelong habits and develop healthy lifestyles. And you'll get assessment tools to help you improve your working relationship with overweight clients, along with diaries, goal attainment scales, and other essential tools to keep your patients on track."

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Author:   Sharon Dalton
Publisher:   Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Imprint:   Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.842kg
ISBN:  

9780834206366

ISBN 10:   0834206366
Pages:   638
Publication Date:   09 June 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

WHAT IS IT? ; Body Weight Terminology and Definitions ; Body Composition and Overweight ; Measuring Perceptions of Body Size ; WHO HAS IT? ; Prevalence of Overweight in the United States ; Prevalence of Weight Loss Practices ; WHO OR WHAT IS TO BLAME? ; Current Understanding of the Genetic and Nongenetic Factors in Overweight ; Mechanisms of Appetite and Body-Weight Regulation ; The Metabolic Syndrome and Overweight ; Energy Metabolism, Thermogenesis, and Overweight ; Body Fat Storage, Nutrients, and Related Behaviors ; IS IT UNHEALTHY? ; Evaluating Health Hazards of Overweight ; Risks and Benefits of Weight Control Practices ; Social Risks of Overweight and Weight Perceptions ; WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? ; Weight Management: Multidisciplinary Assessment ; Diet Modification in Weight Management ; Exercise Modification in Weight Management ; Behavior Modification in Weight Management ; Pharmacologic Approaches in Weight Management ; Surgery and Other Treatments for Overweight ; Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management ; Nutrition Counseling and Food Management: Tools for The Practitioner and The Client ; Evaluating and Selecting Weight Management Methods

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