The United States, we are told, is facing an obesity epidemic-a "e;battle of the bulge"e; of not just national, but global proportions-that requires drastic and immediate action.
With the advent of the worldwide obesity epidemic, a concurrent rise has occurred in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.
Obesity is one of the most important contributing factors to disease throughout the world and is an area of great current interest among researchers and clinicians.
Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery serves as a detailed, evidence-based guide to benign and malignant oesophageal and gastric surgery, covering in a practical and accessible manner the myriad surgical conditions that trainees and consultants in the area will face.
Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery serves as a detailed, evidence-based guide to benign and malignant oesophageal and gastric surgery, covering in a practical and accessible manner the myriad surgical conditions that trainees and consultants in the area will face.
The current "e;obesity epidemic"e; has been at the top of the national and, increasingly, global public agenda for the last decade, the subject of extensive and intensive concern, scrutiny, and corrective efforts from various quarters.
The current "e;obesity epidemic"e; has been at the top of the national and, increasingly, global public agenda for the last decade, the subject of extensive and intensive concern, scrutiny, and corrective efforts from various quarters.
Obesity: Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants cover the science of oxidative stress in obesity and associated conditions, including metabolic syndrome, bariatric surgery, and the potentially therapeutic usage of natural antioxidants in the diet or food matrix.
Intertwining policy analysis and ethnography, Jose Tenorio examines how, and why now, the promotion of healthy lifestyles has been positioned as an ideal 'solution' to obesity and how this shapes the preparation, sale and consumption of food in schools in Mexico.
