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From the reviews: This book provides condensed coverage of the findings from basic and applied human research on obesity and the related disorders of diabetes ! . The potential audience for this book includes biological scientists, behavioral scientists, health professionals, and interested individuals ! . This is an excellent, up-to-date book on the causes and treatments of obesity. ! it is possible to cover a broad area of obesity knowledge in a modest number of pages and thus is ideal for cover-to-cover read. (Dale A. Schoeller, Doody's Review Service, April, 2008) Bray's book, The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, would serve as a pragmatic tutorial. ! Each chapter begins with a helpful list of take-home messages and ends with a rich supply of references. ! The author also summarizes the weight-loss effects of a number of drugs approved for conditions other than obesity ! . (Eric Colman, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 301 (15), April, 2009)

From the reviews: This book provides condensed coverage of the findings from basic and applied human research on obesity and the related disorders of diabetes ... . The potential audience for this book includes biological scientists, behavioral scientists, health professionals, and interested individuals ... . This is an excellent, up-to-date book on the causes and treatments of obesity. ... it is possible to cover a broad area of obesity knowledge in a modest number of pages and thus is ideal for cover-to-cover read. (Dale A. Schoeller, Doody's Review Service, April, 2008) Bray's book, The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, would serve as a pragmatic tutorial. ... Each chapter begins with a helpful list of take-home messages and ends with a rich supply of references. ... The author also summarizes the weight-loss effects of a number of drugs approved for conditions other than obesity ... . (Eric Colman, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 301 (15), April, 2009)

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