{"product_id":"obesity-prevention-and-treatment-a-practical-guide-9780367567187","title":"Obesity Prevention and Treatment: A Practical Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe World Health Organization estimates that there are 2.1 billion individuals with obesity globally. Nearly three quarters of adults in the United States are overweight or obese. The average individual with obesity cuts ten years off their life expectancy, yet less than 40% of physicians routinely counsel individuals concerning the adverse health consequences of obesity. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObesity Prevention and Treatment: A Practical Guide \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eequips healthcare practitioners to include effective weight management counselling in the daily practice of medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by lifestyle medicine pioneer and cardiologist, Dr. James Rippe and obesity expert Dr. John Foreyt, this book provides evidence-based discussions of obesity and its metabolic consequences. A volume in the Lifestyle Medicine Series, it provides evidence-based information about the prevention and treatment of obesity through lifestyle measures, such as regular physical activity and sound nutrition, as well as the use of new medications or bariatric surgery available to assist in weight management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a framework and practical strategies to assist practitioners in safe and effective treatments of obesity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains information explaining the relationship between obesity and increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoarthritis, and other chronic conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters begin with bulleted key points and conclude with a list of Clinical Applications.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for practitioners at all levels, this user-friendly, evidence-based book on obesity prevention and treatment will be valuable to practitioners in general medicine or subspecialty practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames M. Rippe, M.D. \u003c\/b\u003eis a cardiologist, graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, and is the Founder and Director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Foreyt, PHD\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry and is the Director of the DeBakey Heart Center's Behavioral Medicine Research Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382111375634,"sku":"9780367567187","price":242.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1492bb70-e4db-4ffc-ba33-905772a2ae1d.jpg?v=1728704110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/obesity-prevention-and-treatment-a-practical-guide-9780367567187","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}