Controversies in Obesity

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Haslam, David W. (Editor), Sharma, Arya M. (Editor), le Roux, Carel W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Diabetes.; Endocrinology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Internal Medicine.

Obesity is a relatively new and controversial field of medicine. Some of the controversies surrounding obesity can be dismissed as myths, others reveal the lack of consensus and comprehensive knowledge which exist in obesity and its complex relationship with diabetes and other serious long-term cond...