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Sustained and lifelong weight loss for severely obese people is not anymore an impossible dream, and a Swedish article suggests, half jokingly, that this is the new fairy tale of the ugly duckling (Olbers, Lakartidningen 108:2570–2573, 2011 ). The example
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Disabling Obesity From Determinants to Health Care Models
Disabling Obesity
Paolo Capodaglio · Joel Faintuch Antonio Liuzzi Editors
Disabling Obesity From Determinants to Health Care Models
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Editors Paolo Capodaglio Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS Piancavallo, VB Italy
Antonio Liuzzi Ospedale San Giuseppe Piancavallo (Oggebbio VCO) Italy
Joel Faintuch Department of Gastroenterology Sao Paulo University Medical School Sao Paulo Brazil
ISBN 978-3-642-35971-2 ISBN 978-3-642-35972-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-35972-9 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Preface
Obesity is currently regarded as one of the major health challenges of the developed world. Excess body weight is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, musculoskeletal disorders, and even psychiatric concerns. Obesity is estimated to cause nearly three million deaths per year worldwide. Several epidemiological studies in the past two decades have shown that adiposity, as measured by body-mass index (BMI), has increased in many populations and it has been argued that this could reverse
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