OBESITY (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)Examines the health risks and possible remedies for the national epidemic of obesity. |
Contents
A National Epidemic | 1 |
Plump Societies Yesteryear and Now | 13 |
Why Are Americans Overweight? | 23 |
Other Factors Linked to Obesity | 36 |
Medical Professionals chart the Situation | 49 |
Problems Caused by Excessive Weight | 65 |
Conquering Obesity | 76 |
Dieting and Other Unnatural Remedies | 88 |
Signs | 99 |
GLOSSARY | 107 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 113 |
Index | 119 |
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