Download or read book Internet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity written by Lillian Brazin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-01-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seasoned medical librarian provides top Internet resources on health, eating, and nutrition! Obesity has reached epidemic proportions not only in the United States, but also around the world. How does someone with weight loss questions find the most up-to-date information available to make informed health decisions? Internet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity provides you with a comprehensive list of the best Web sites, already evaluated for your convenience. The book helps you locate the correct information you need on obesity and ways to combat it—saving you time from having to resort to Google® or other search engines. This valuable guide, written by a seasoned medical librarian, explains the dynamic nature of the Internet, how to correctly use it, how to easily find, evaluate, and use the latest health information on weight loss, and even how to detect medical fraud. Internet Resources on Weight Loss and ObesityInternet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity provides important advice and instruction on mining information on this difficult health issue, and includes dozens of Web addresses that offer appropriate, free of charge information. The resource also explains ways to find additional information and support you may need using discussion groups, chat rooms, mailing lists, and newsgroups. Web sites are provided on diet and nutrition, health and diet assessment, eating disorders, obesity, weight-loss programs, bariatric (weight loss) surgery, available medications, spas and residential diet programs, and recipe information. This guide is written in clear, understandable language that even the Internet beginner can use, and provides vital information and help to anyone looking to lose weight and change his or her life. In Internet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity, you will learn: how to determine whether medical and nutrition information is factual how to locate helpful Web sites where to begin researching particular diets or weight loss methods how to evaluate a Web site how to detect outright medical fraud when and how to use search engines what is the significance of Web site address “domains” proper etiquette in Internet discussion groups Internet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity is a handy, easy-to-use resource that is invaluable to librarians, Internet users, or anyone needing important health information concerning weight loss and obesity.
Download or read book Overweight Obesity and Health written by Benjamin A. DeFelice and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book may be used to quickly and easily search the Web to obtain current, comprehensive, reliable and useful information on overweight, obesity and health-related complications.
Download or read book Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition written by Lillian Brazin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-06-14 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t waste you time with health and diet Web sites that don’t work The Internet provides unlimited resources that make it easy to learn about various diets, weight-loss programs, and weight-reduction procedures. But with so many sources, which ones can you trust for information that’s safe, accurate, and up-to-date? The Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition saves you time, trouble, and effort in your search for Web sites that offer the facts about diet programs and nutrition philosophies that meet your health, medical, or religious needs. The Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition helps you filter out Web sites that offer little, if any, real help in maintaining special diets that address specific diseases (low protein, high calcium, low gluten, hypoallergenic, diabetes, cancer, anemia, etc.), religious or philosophical mandates (Hindu, kosher, vegan, Muslim, macrobiotic, etc.), or commercial regimens (Atkins™, Weight Watchers®, NutriSystem®, etc.), or provide answers to questions about bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, stomach stapling, etc.). This invaluable reference resource teaches you how locate Web sites recommended to you, how to evaluate the information you find there, how to research a particular diet or health concern, how to choose and use the right search engine, the significance of domains in Web addresses, and how to observe proper etiquette when participating in Internet discussion groups. Topics examined in the Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition include: general diet and nutrition Web sites Web calculators (Body Mass Index, exercise, calories, weight-maintenance, healthy weight) the nutrient content of foods food labels non-surgical weight-loss Web sites caloric restrictions hypnosis weight-loss centers and workshops weight-loss surgery Web sites Web sites for specific medical conditions vegetarianism recipes online discussion groups and much more! The Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition also includes a glossary of terms and screen captures of important Web sites. The book is a must-have as an everyday resource for consumers with diet and health interests and concerns, and as a reference tool for medical and public libraries.
Download or read book Weight Management written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the U.S. Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the assumption that proper body weight and composition supports good health, physical fitness, and appropriate military appearance. The current epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States affects the military services. The pool of available recruits is reduced because of failure to meet body composition standards for entry into the services and a high percentage of individuals exceeding military weight-for-height standards at the time of entry into the service leave the military before completing their term of enlistment. To aid in developing strategies for prevention and remediation of overweight in military personnel, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command requested the Committee on Military Nutrition Research to review the scientific evidence for: factors that influence body weight, optimal components of a weight loss and weight maintenance program, and the role of gender, age, and ethnicity in weight management.
Download or read book Weight Control and Obesity written by Jane Huskey and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of resources for consumers on the topics of weight management and obesity; and the topic of childhood obesity for educators and researchers. The resources in this book are in a variety of information formats: articles, pamphlets, books, and full-text materials on the World Wide Web. The list was developed to provide nutrition information about weight loss, weight management, and obesity.
Download or read book Weight Management and Obesity Resources written by National Agricultural National Agricultural Library USDA and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is a collection of resources for consumers on the topics of weight management and obesity. The resources on this list are in a variety of information formats: articles, pamphlets, books, and full-text materials on the World Wide Web. This list was developed to provide reliable nutrition information about weight loss, weight management, and obesity, and is not intended to provide specific medical advice. The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) urges individuals to consult with a qualified physician or Registered Dietitian (RD) for answers to specific questions. Materials included in this list may also be available to borrow from the National Agricultural Library (NAL). Lending and copy service information is provided at the end of this document. If you are not eligible for direct borrowing privileges, check with your local library on how to borrow through interlibrary loan. Materials cannot be purchased from NAL. Contact information is provided if you wish to purchase any materials on this list.
Download or read book Integrative Weight Management written by Gerard E. Mullin and published by Springer Science & Business. This book was released on 2014-05-03 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrative Weight Management: A Guide for Clinicians intends to educate physicians and nutritionists about the wide ranges of approaches to weight control from non-traditional sources. The options for weight management in conventional practices are limited to a small number of medications, a confusing array of dietary approaches and surgical procedures with their inherent risks and complications. Unfortunately medical practitioners are not exposed to nutrition and weight control principles during training and thus are reluctant to manage their patients weight control issues. This volume is structured into 4 sections: Introduction to Weight Management Disorders; Morbidity and Mortality of Obesity; Therapy of Obesity; and Integrative Medicine and Obesity. Integrative Weight Management: A Guide for Clinicians represents a powerful collaboration of dozens of leading experts in the fields of nutrition, weight management and integrative medicine who have managed countless numbers of patients and summarized the research from thousands of articles to create an up-to- date state of the art guide for healthcare practitioners, allied health professionals and public health authorities who manage those who are overweight/obese along with the associated metabolic consequences.
Download or read book Self Help Approaches for Obesity and Eating Disorders written by Janet D. Latner and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from leading authorities, this timely professional resource critically examines available self-help treatments for weight problems and obesity, binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and body-image disturbances. Practical pointers are offered for guiding clients or patients toward safe, effective approaches that provide the right level of care, from fully independent strategies to treatments with higher levels of professional involvement. Chapters review the strengths and limitations of commercial diets, exercise programs, workbooks, support groups, Internet resources, adaptations of behavioral models, and more, including strategies for long-term maintenance of weight loss. Special topics include night-eating syndrome, childhood obesity, and coping with weight-related discrimination.
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Download or read book Weighing the Options written by Committee to Develop Criteria for Evaluating the Outcomes of Approaches to Prevent and Treat Obesity and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-03-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly one out of every three adults in America is obese and tens of millions of people in the United States are dieting at any one time. This has resulted in a weight-loss industry worth billions of dollars a year and growing. What are the long-term results of weight-loss programs? How can people sort through the many programs available and select one that is right for them? Weighing the Options strives to answer these questions. Despite widespread public concern about weight, few studies have examined the long-term results of weight-loss programs. One reason that evaluating obesity management is difficult is that no other treatment depends so much on an individual's own initiative and state of mind. Now, a distinguished group of experts assembled by the Institute of Medicine addresses this compelling issue. Weighing the Options presents criteria for evaluating treatment programs for obesity and explores what these criteria mean--to health care providers, program designers, researchers, and even overweight people seeking help. In presenting its criteria the authors offer a wealth of information about weight loss: how obesity is on the rise, what types of weight-loss programs are available, how to define obesity, how well we maintain weight loss, and what approaches and practices appear to be most successful. Information about weight-loss programs--their clients, staff qualifications, services, and success rates--necessary to make wise program choices is discussed in detail. The book examines how client demographics and characteristics--including health status, knowledge of weight-loss issues, and attitude toward weight and body image--affect which programs clients choose, how successful they are likely to be with their choices, and what this means for outcome measurement. Short- and long-term safety consequences of weight loss are discussed as well as clinical assessment of individual patients. The authors document the health risks of being overweight, summarizing data indicating that even a small weight loss reduces the risk of disease and depression and increases self-esteem. At the same time, weight loss has been associated with some poor outcomes, and the book discusses the implications for program evaluation. Prevention can be even more important than treatment. In Weighing the Options, programs for population groups, efforts targeted to specific groups at high risk for obesity, and prevention of further weight gain in obese individuals get special attention. This book provides detailed guidance on how the weight-loss industry can improve its programs to help people be more successful at long-term weight loss. And it provides consumers with tips on selecting a program that will improve their chances of permanently losing excess weight.
Download or read book Web Based Workshop Webinar Series written by Laurie Elizabeth Shroads and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lack of formal nutrition education in the medical school curriculum has been a key component of barriers in presenting weight loss recommendations to overweight/obese patients, as reported by practicing physicians. Web-based learning tools are becoming more common in medical schools due to their information-laden, time-constrained curriculum as a means to supplement in-class lectures. A web-based workshop and webinar series (WBWWS) was developed as a continuation project including the creation of a three-part online webinar lecture series with corresponding pre and post-tests, as well as updating and revising the previous web-based workshop website content. The WBWWS was pilot tested on first to fourth year medical students and included information regarding nutrition education and the overweight/obese patient. A Pre-Test Evaluation Survey (PrES) included general participant information questions, as well as specific nutrition attitudes and perceived self-efficacy ranking statements, which was accessed as the first component of the workshop. A Post-Test Evaluation Survey (PoES) was completed after the participants viewed all webinars and workshop content. Similarly, pre-tests were completed for each of the three-webinar lectures, followed by viewing the lecture, and finished with a post-test to measure improvement. Paired Samples T-tests were performed to evaluate changes for each pre to post-test, and frequency and descriptive analyses were obtained for portions of the PrES/PoES. Each of the three online webinar lectures: Nutrition Assessment (n=14), Obesity and Its Role in Disease (n=13), and Nutritional Recommendations (n=14) showed significance (p
Download or read book A Clinician s Guide to Discussing Obesity with Patients written by Sandra Christensen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book provides effective, time-efficient strategies for initiating and continuing productive conversations about weight that can be incorporated into any practice setting. It will benefit all clinicians—advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, physicians—from students to experienced providers, whether they provide obesity treatment or refer to those who do. This guide addresses the numerous barriers that clinicians encounter when they contemplate or attempt conversations about weight and provides strategies to reduce and overcome these barriers. It guides clinicians step-by-step through the concepts and skills needed to have conversations that lead to improved health. Each chapter provides useful tools and information about how to move the conversation forward in a respectful, skillful manner. Real life clinical scenarios provide examples of short, productive conversations that incorporate the tools into clinical practice. Many clinicians recognize the importance of discussing weight with their patients yet feel unprepared to do so. Most did not learn about obesity or how to talk about it in their clinical educational programs and have little access to continuing education. Without the knowledge and skills to start a productive conversation, many avoid the topic. This avoidance has a negative impact on the health of those with obesity and pre-obesity. Given that obesity treatment improves outcomes, it is imperative that clinicians are skilled at discussing weight with knowledge and sensitivity. This book meets that gap.
Download or read book The Role of the Internet as a Tool to Aid in U S Adult Consumers Weight Loss written by Jaclyn Kirby and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis focuses on ways the Internet can positively influence and educate U.S. Americans to become healthier and eventually lose weight. Throughout the past 30 years, the percentage of overweight and obese adults in the U.S. has increased immensely, resulting in a nationwide epidemic (American Association for Public Opinion Research, 2006; Center for Disease Control, 2006; Goodman, 2005; The Obesity Society, 2008). The research question for this thesis is the following: What are the perceptions of U.S. adult consumers regarding the positive influence the Internet has on weight loss? In order to determine the influence of the Internet on U.S. adults, a qualitative method of interviewing was conducted with fifteen U.S. adults. Upon completion of listening to the audiotapes and transcribing the health narratives, six key themes emerged as the most relevant to the author's research question: (1) Weight Loss Support Rooted in Social Networking, (2) Internet as an Exercise Motivator, (3) Lack of Trust in Internet Sources for Health Information, (4) Meaningfulness of Health Seeking, (5) Internet as a Teaching Tool, and (6) Uses and Gratifications of Online Health Seeking. Overall, based on this small sample, the researcher concluded that U.S. adults have often turned to the Internet as an aid in their weight loss journey. U.S. adults have a positive perception of the Internet and feel that most adults would benefit from using it to find health information.
Download or read book The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity written by David J. Goldstein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-27 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A panel of internationally recognized eating disorder experts has expanded and fully updated this widely acclaimed book to reflect recent scientific and therapeutic developments. Stressing human physiology, treatment, and disease prevention, the authors take advantage of the new molecular understanding of the biological regulation of energy. Updated chapters review specific evidence-based and future treatment modalities, present an objective evaluation of the treatment, and identify the positives and negatives that have been seen during clinical studies, as well as cumulative data derived from clinical practice. New chapters include material on the use of the internet in the education and treatment of eating disorders and obesity, and on the role of appetite and satiety in obesity treatment, particularly with regard to the carbohydrate diet.
Download or read book Choosing Health written by Great Britain. Department of Health and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This White Paper sets out the key principles for supporting the public to make healthier and more informed choices in regards to their health. The Government will provide information and practical support to get people motivated and improve emotional wellbeing and access to services so that healthy choices are easier to make." -- Publisher's website.
Download or read book Eating Disorders and Obesity Second Edition written by Christopher G. Fairburn and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique handbook presents and integrates virtually all that is currently known about eating disorders and obesity in one authoritative, accessible, and eminently practical volume. From leading international authorities, 112 concise chapters encapsulate the latest information on all pertinent topics, from biological, psychological, and social processes associated with risk, to clinical methods for assessment and intervention. Suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter replace extended references and enhance the practical value and readability of the volume.
Download or read book Personal Fitness written by Charles S. Williams and published by Kendall Hunt. This book was released on 2004-04-28 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
