The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight

Proceedings of a Workshop

Engineering National Academies of Sciences and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (Autoren)

Steve Olson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

116 Seiten

2018
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-46370-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2017, titled The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight: A Workshop. The discussions covered treatments for obesity, overweight, and severe obesity in adults and children; emerging treatment opportunities; the development of a workforce for obesity treatments; payment and policy considerations; and promising paths to move forward. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Adults
3 Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Children and Adolescents
4 Treating Severe Obesity in Adults
5 Treating Severe Obesity in Adolescents and Children
6 Emerging Opportunities
7 Workforce and Training
8 Payment Considerations
9 Policy Considerations
10 Involving Communities and Individuals
References
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix C: Speaker and Facilitator Biographies

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.2017
• Verlagsort: Washington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
• ISBN-10: 0-309-46370-X / 030946370X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-309-46370-6 / 9780309463706
• Zustand: Neuware