Obesity is a public health and policy problem because of its prevalence, costs, and health effects. In this book, the authors gather topical research on calories and their role in weight loss/gain and nutrition as well as the patterns, risks and psychosocial effects of weight change. Topics discussed include out-of-home eating and weight gain; effects of structured exercise and food take in weight loss and the combined effect of a protein diet and exercise training in beating obesity.
| ISBN: | 9781614708865 |
| Publication date: | 18th April 2012 |
| Author: | Camilo Gouveia, Diego Melo |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 181 pages |
| Series: | Public Health in the 21st Century |
| Genres: |
Exercise and workouts |