Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-100) and index.
Contents:
Medications can promote weight loss -- Obesity drugs might be the cure of the future -- Positive lifestyle choices augment weight-loss surgery -- Obesity surgery can have life-threatening side effects -- Staying active is key to losing weight -- A food diary can help with weight loss -- A culture obsessed with thinness propagates misconceptions about obesity -- A tax on high fat foods might modify poor eating habits -- Obese people should be left alone -- Some forms of obesity could be designated as a disability -- The government should not try to legislate body weight -- Retired healthcare professionals could help fight childhood obesity -- Educational games can teach kids about the dangers of obesity -- Society and governments are overreacting to the obesity problem.
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