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Facing Overweight and Obesity: A Complete Guide for Children and Adults Paperback – February 4, 2019

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Facing Overweight and Obesity is for anyone whose life is affected by this problem. Written by leading physicians in their fields, Facing Overweight and Obesity combines top-tier medical information and compassionate counsel on being overweight, with a caring approach to the emotional aspects of living with weight-related conditions. This book provides easily readable and trustworthy information; it is divided into chapters that ask and answer pertinent questions about being overweight and its medical, surgical, and psychiatric care. A glossary of terms and tables is provided to educate the reader (e.g., about nutrition, diet, exercise and risk-reduction); on-line resources and references are also provided.
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  1. Print length
    297 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 4, 2019
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.67 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0999148354
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0999148358
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MGH Psychiatry Academy
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 4, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 297 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0999148354
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0999148358
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.67 x 8 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,623,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Fatima Cody Stanford

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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FTOS is an obesity medicine & nutrition physician scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School. She completed her BS and MPH at Emory University as an Emory MLK Scholar, her MD at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine as a Stoney Scholar, and her MPA at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where she was a Zuckerman fellow. She is an avid writer and medical journalist.