Clinical Guide to Popular Diets

by Caroline M Apovian, Lorraine Young, Elizabeth Brouillard

Book Overview

It is no secret that the United States is facing an obesity epidemic with the obesity rates continuing to rise year after year. According to the Center for Disease Control, one third of Americans are now obese. It is no longer sufficient to simply point out the health risks of obesity to our patients as the reason to lose weight. Patients are seeking guidance in terms of what specific diet plan to follow and what foods should be eaten. There are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149877430X
• ISBN13: 9781498774307
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 158 Pages