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The Obesity Epidemic: Why Diets and Exercise Don´t Work—and What Does
Robyn Toomath
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Description for The Obesity Epidemic: Why Diets and Exercise Don´t Work—and What Does
Paperback. Raising important questions about obesity, Toomath sidesteps the standard sound bites and puts an end to the myth of personal responsibility for body size by focusing on the environment all around us. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MMZF; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
In a world where charlatans promise to fix the alarming obesity epidemic with a silver-bullet diet or trendy new exercise program, Robyn Toomath, a physician and realist, steps out of the fray to deliver some tough news: it's really hard to lose weight. Dispelling common myths and telling provocative truths about weight gain-and loss- The Obesity Epidemic is an engaging investigation into the complicated factors that lead to obesity. While genes certainly play a part, Toomath argues, more people are fat than ever before because most of us consume significantly more calories than we did 30 years ago. But why? ... Read more
In a world where charlatans promise to fix the alarming obesity epidemic with a silver-bullet diet or trendy new exercise program, Robyn Toomath, a physician and realist, steps out of the fray to deliver some tough news: it's really hard to lose weight. Dispelling common myths and telling provocative truths about weight gain-and loss- The Obesity Epidemic is an engaging investigation into the complicated factors that lead to obesity. While genes certainly play a part, Toomath argues, more people are fat than ever before because most of us consume significantly more calories than we did 30 years ago. But why? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421422497
SKU
V9781421422497
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-24
About Robyn Toomath
Robyn Toomath, MD, is the clinical director of general medicine at Auckland Hospital, the former president of the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes, and the founder of Fight the Obesity Epidemic.
Reviews for The Obesity Epidemic: Why Diets and Exercise Don´t Work—and What Does
This book reviews the barriers to real, lasting weight loss and what can be done about them, and is recommended for any health collection concerned about weight management. —Donovan's Bookshelf The Obesity Epidemic is a concise, evidence-based examination of obesity in the modern world. . . Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates, professionals, and general readers. —Choice