Disabling Obesity From Determinants to Health Care Models /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Capodaglio, Paolo (Editor), Faintuch, Joel (Editor), Liuzzi, Antonio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Human physiology.; Rehabilitation.; Sports medicine.; Biomedicine.; Human Physiology.; Human Genetics.; Sports Medicine.

Obesity is currently regarded as one of the major health challenges of the developed world.  Excess body weight is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and even psychiatric problems and is estimated to cause ne...