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Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders 3Rev Ed Edition
Author(s): Dana Cassell (Author), David H. Gleaves (Author)
- Publisher: Facts on File Inc
- Publication Date: 15 July 2006
- Edition: 3Rev Ed
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 0816061971
- ISBN-13: 9780816061976
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders, Third Edition is more relevant now than ever before. Presently, almost two-thirds of American adults are overweight and 31 percent are obese. Eating disorders are now affecting a wider range of the population, particularly with increased diagnoses in men and boys, and the anti-carb craze has swept the country with potentially long-lasting ramifications for health and diet. New research has identified significant cultural and racial factors connected to obesity and eating disorders, and new products, such as “”neutriceuticals,”” have hit the market, contributing to misconceptions and uncertainty about healthy diets. This revised and expanded edition includes more than 400 entries, more than 140 of them new. The new and revised entries include advertising and obesity, biotech foods, calorie restriction (CR) diet, dietary supplements, employees with eating disorders, infant eating disorders, mind hunger, net carbs, pro-ana movement, purging disorder, schools and obesity, and twin studies and eating disorders.
Editorial Reviews
Review
…accurate, concise information concerning eating behaviors in a user-friendly format…Certainly topical, this encyclopedia will be most welcome in both the young adult and adult departments of public libraries of any size, community college libraries and undergraduate libraries, and high-school libraries. – Booklist “”The entries, clearly written and easily understood, will help readers find more information…An important addition to most public, special, and academic libraries.”” – Choice
