High Risk Body Size

Author : Funke Baffour
Publisher : Sheldon Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781847091680

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High Risk Body Size by Funke Baffour Pdf

Many people feel they've tried everything in a vain attempt to lose weight - but make the mistake of looking at eating plans, instead of the thinking that drives their behaviour. High Risk Body Size says that diets fail in the mind, not the body, and takes an exciting, challenging look at the underlying psychological reasons for excess and unwanted weight gain. It shows how to break out of the obsession with weight, and the need for instant remedies, which may in themselves become dangers to our health, and looks at why some people opt for weight loss surgery as a desperate last remedy despite its well-publicised risks. Overweight people are often misunderstood as being weak-willed, but they may simply need to learn new ways of thinking - this book shows you how.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Military Nutrition Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309045865

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Body Composition and Physical Performance by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Military Nutrition Research Pdf

This book surveys the entire field of body composition as it relates to performance. It includes a clear definition of terminology and a discussion of the various methods for measuring body composition. The authored papers represent a state-of-the-art review of this controversial field and address questions such as: What is a better measure of body compositionâ€"body fat or lean body mass? Does being overweight for one's height really affect performance? The book also addresses the issue of physical appearance as it relates to body fatness and performance. It includes an in-depth discussion of many of the topics of interest to those involved in sports medicine and exercise physiology.

Author : Richard M. Sibly,James H. Brown,Astrid Kodric-Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470671535

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Metabolic Ecology by Richard M. Sibly,James H. Brown,Astrid Kodric-Brown Pdf

One of the first textbooks in this emerging important field of ecology. Most of ecology is about metabolism: the ways that organisms use energy and materials. The energy requirements of individuals – their metabolic rates – vary predictably with their body size and temperature. Ecological interactions are exchanges of energy and materials between organisms and their environments. So metabolic rate affects ecological processes at all levels: individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. Each chapter focuses on a different process, level of organization, or kind of organism. It lays a conceptual foundation and presents empirical examples. Together, the chapters provide an integrated framework that holds the promise for a unified theory of ecology. The book is intended to be accessible to upper-level undergraduate, and graduate students, but also of interest to senior scientists. Its easy-to-read chapters and clear illustrations can be used in lecture and seminar courses. Together they make for an authoritative treatment that will inspire future generations to study metabolic ecology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : MINN:31951D01017778D

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General Technical Report PNW. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030822217

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Nez Perce National Forest (N.F.), Hungry-Mill Timber Sales by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781481654944

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Pancreatic Cancer: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Pancreatic Cancer: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Diagnosis and Screening. The editors have built Pancreatic Cancer: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Diagnosis and Screening in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Pancreatic Cancer: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : B.A. Stoll
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789400913271

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Women at High Risk to Breast Cancer by B.A. Stoll Pdf

A reprint of the 1989 edition of this book has been made necessary by continuing demand after rapid exhaustion of the first printing. In the two years since its appearance, there has been relatively little expansion of knowledge on this topic, and its massive accumulation of references still remains an authoritative guide in the difficult task of developing a national breast cancer prevention model. At the same time, its thesis has been sharpened by the publication of a companion volume Approaches to Breast Cancer Prevention (Kluwer, 1991) similarly edited byrne. Breast cancer is on the increase throughout the Western world where it is a major source of anxiety among women. The disease is also becoming more frequent in Asian and South American countries where once it was relatively uncommon. Multiple fac tors are suspected of promoting the disease and the increasing risk is attributed to recent changes in life-style and diet. This book is intended to provide an authorita tive and balanced survey of the latest research into the genetic, familial, hormonal, reproductive, nutritional, social and geographic factors known to be associated with an increased predisposition to the disease.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1989-01-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0080857930

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International Review of Research in Mental Retardation by Anonim Pdf

International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Age factors in disease
ISBN : MINN:31951D01076916W

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Breast Cancer in Younger Women by Anonim Pdf

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9789241208949

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Obesity by World Health Organization Pdf

This report issues a call for urgent action to combat the growing epidemic of obesity, which now affects developing and industrialized countries alike. Adopting a public health approach, the report responds to both the enormity of health problems associated with obesity and the notorious difficulty of treating this complex, multifactorial disease. With these problems in mind, the report aims to help policy-makers introduce strategies for prevention and management that have the greatest chance of success. The importance of prevention as the most sensible strategy in developing countries, where obesity coexists with undernutrition, is repeatedly emphasized. Recommended lines of action, which reflect the consensus reached by 25 leading authorities, are based on a critical review of current scientific knowledge about the causes of obesity in both individuals and populations. While all causes are considered, major attention is given to behavioural and societal changes that have increased the energy density of diets, overwhelmed sophisticated regulatory systems that control appetite and maintain energy balance, and reduced physical activity. Specific topics discussed range from the importance of fat content in the food supply as a cause of population-wide obesity, through misconceptions about obesity held by both the medical profession and the public, to strategies for dealing with the alarming prevalence of obesity in children. "... the volume is clearly written, and carries a wealth of summary information that is likely to be invaluable for anyone interested in the public health aspects of obesity and fatness, be they students, practitioner or researcher." - Journal of Biosocial Science

Author : Robert Henry Peters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1986-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 052128886X

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The Ecological Implications of Body Size by Robert Henry Peters Pdf

Describes in detail how the physical size of an organism affects its biology. Presents the largest single compilation of inter-specific size relations and instructs the reader on their comparison, combination, and criticism.

Author : Kerry S. Courneya,Christine M. Friedenreich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642042317

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Physical Activity and Cancer by Kerry S. Courneya,Christine M. Friedenreich Pdf

This book explores in depth the relation between physical activity and cancer control, including primary prevention, coping with treatments, recovery after treatments, long-term survivorship, secondary prevention, and survival. The first part of the book presents the most recent research on the impact of physical activity in preventing a range of cancers. In the second part, the association between physical activity and cancer survivorship is addressed. The effects of physical activity on supportive care endpoints (e.g., quality of life, fatigue, physical functioning) and disease endpoints (e.g., biomarkers, recurrence, survival) are carefully analyzed. In addition, the determinants of physical activity in cancer survivors are discussed, and behavior change strategies for increasing physical activity in cancer survivors are appraised. The final part of the book is devoted to special topics, including the relation of physical activity to pediatric cancer survivorship and to palliative cancer care.

Author : Friedo Zölzer,Gaston Meskens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351273343

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Environmental Health Risks by Friedo Zölzer,Gaston Meskens Pdf

Environmental health involves the assessment and control of environmental factors that can potentially affect human health, such as radiation, toxic chemicals and other hazardous agents. It is less commonly understood that environmental health also requires addressing questions of an ethical nature. Bringing together work from experts across a range of sub-disciplines of environmental health, this collection of essays discusses the ethical implications of environmental health research and its application, presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Ethics of Environmental Health held in August 2016 in the Czech Republic. In doing so, it builds upon the insights and ideas put forward in the first volume of Ethics of Environmental Health, published by Routledge in early 2017. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental health, applied ethics, environmental ethics, medical ethics and bioethics, as well as those concerned with public health, environmental studies, toxicology and radiation.

Author : John Douglas Damuth,Bruce J. MacFadden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1990-11-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521360994

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Body Size in Mammalian Paleobiology by John Douglas Damuth,Bruce J. MacFadden Pdf

There is a growing interest in the biological implications of body size in animals. This parameter is now being used to make inferences and predictions about not only the habits and habitat of a particular species, but also as a way to understand patterns and biases in the fossil record. This valuable collection of essays presents and evaluates techniques of body-mass estimation and reviews current and potential applications of body-size estimates in paleobiology. Coverage is particularly detailed for carnivores, primates and ungulates, but information is also presented on marsupials, rodents and proboscideans. Body Size in Mammalian Paleobiology will prove useful to researchers and graduate students in paleontology, mammalogy, ecology and evolution programmes. It is designed to be both a practical handbook for researchers making and using body-size estimates, and a sourcebook of ideas for applying body size to paleontological problems and directions for future research.

Author : Melani Budianta,Manneke Budiman,Abidin Kusno,Mikihiro Moriyama
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351846615

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Cultural Dynamics in a Globalized World by Melani Budianta,Manneke Budiman,Abidin Kusno,Mikihiro Moriyama Pdf

The book contains essays on current issues in arts and humanities in which peoples and cultures compete as well as collaborate in globalizing the world while maintaining their uniqueness as viewed from cross- and interdisciplinary perspectives. The book covers areas such as literature, cultural studies, archaeology, philosophy, history, language studies, information and literacy studies, and area studies. Asia and the Pacifi c are the particular regions that the conference focuses on as they have become new centers of knowledge production in arts and humanities and, in the future, seem to be able to grow signifi cantly as a major contributor of culture, science and arts to the globalized world. The book will help shed light on what arts and humanities scholars in Asia and the Pacifi c have done in terms of research and knowledge development, as well as the new frontiers of research that have been explored and opening up, which can connect the two regions with the rest of the globe.