Obesity A Practical Guide
This comprehensive book examines the causes and effects of obesity, both on the human body as well as society as a whole. The significance obesity plays in the development of a variety of lethal and non-lethal diseases is discussed, and the prevention and
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Obesity A Practical Guide
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Obesity
Shamim I. Ahmad • Syed Khalid Imam Editors
Obesity A Practical Guide
Editors Shamim I. Ahmad School of Science and Technology Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, UK
Syed Khalid Imam Al Mouwasat Hospital Jubail, Saudi Arabia
ISBN 978-3-319-19820-0 ISBN 978-3-319-19821-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19821-7
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The editor (SIA) wishes to dedicate this book to his wife Riasat Jan for her patience, love and persistent encouragement during the production of this book and to his children, Alisha Ahmad and Arsalan Mujtaba Ahmad, who have been giving him so much pleasure with their innocent interceptions and resulting recovery from the loss of energy. Also dedication goes to those obese subjects, who may not be fully aware about the seriousness of this disease and hence may be suffering from various complications and bravely fighting them. Also to the caregivers, nurses and medics who painstakingly look after them throughout their suffering period. The editor (SKI) wishes to dedicate this book to his parents, Ahmad Imam and Mah Jabeen, for their constant support, patronage and guidance in his career; his children, Abdullah, Maham and Ebadullah, whose voices and gestures were never boring and from them he has learned a love and enjoyed flavour of life; his wife, Uzma, the key family member, who lifted his heart and encouraged him a lot because of her spiritual wholeness, inexhaustible hope and strong personality. Lastly, to all patients who have been suffering from various kind of illnesses and fight against the ailment with great courage and hope.
Preface
Although obesity is an age-old problem, ex
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