Obesity prevention the role of brain and society on individual behavior
Over the years, approaches to obesity prevention and treatment have gone from focusing on genetic and other biological factors to exploring a diversity of diets and individual behavior modification interventions anchored primarily in the power of the mind, to the recent shift focusing on societal in...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798017706719 |
| Sumario: | Over the years, approaches to obesity prevention and treatment have gone from focusing on genetic and other biological factors to exploring a diversity of diets and individual behavior modification interventions anchored primarily in the power of the mind, to the recent shift focusing on societal interventions to design ""temptation-proof"" physical, social, and economic environments. In spite of repeated calls to action, including those of the World Health Organization (WHO), the pandemic continues to progress. WHO recently projected that if the current lifestyle trend in young and adult po |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (832 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282769083 9786612769085 9780080922096 |
