Obesity: A Social and Scientific Challenge 1st Edition – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable

Our nation has seen an explosion in the number of overweight and obese citizens – which has included children as well as adults from all socioeconomic groups. Your students will learn about this critical public health crisis in a unique and comprehensive new textbook, Obesity: A Social and Scientific Challenge. Topics to be covered include: obesity and the sociological perspective, public policy and anti-obesity programs, bioenergetics, intermediary metabolism and energy balance, physical activity and exercise, the role of genetics in obesity, hunger and satiety hormones, the adipocyte and inflammation, muscle and adipose tissue communication. Students will also learn about the connection between maternal weight gain and childhood obesity, and even food and nutrition strategies to tackle the obesity problem including the reduction of fat and calorie content, portion size, and enhancing satiety through food product formulation.