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An increasingly wide range of patients of different age, ethnicityand social background often combined with other clinical conditionssuch as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or osteoporosis now findthemselves battling against obesity and many health professionalsbecome frustrated, feeling ill-equipped to handle each unique casewith the one-size-fits-all approach offered by the "eat less,exercise more" mantra. Weight Management: A Practitioner sGuide explains how effective evidence-based programmes structuredin a manner addressing the key components of diet and physicalactivity integrated with a behavioural approach could offer thesolution to the obesity epidemic. This exciting new book from renowned experts Dympna Pearson andClare Grace provides practitioners and those studying to becomepractitioners and public health professionals with a much neededmodern guide that clearly presents the latest evidence underpinningtreatments and uses a step-wise approach to implementing programmesand building skills and confidence. Written with the express needsof practitioners and related health professionals at its core, thisbook will be a ready reference for those working in both acute andcommunity settings throughout the different and demanding stages ofthe weight management process. A practical guide to tackling weight management Covers diet, exercise and behavioural therapy Written for health professionals, by healthprofessionals Includes advice on continuity of care and handling groupprogrammes

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Book category Books in English Medicine Medicine: general issues Public health & preventive medicine

• Full title: Weight Management - A Practitioner's Guide
• Author: Dympna Pearson, Clare Grace
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• EAN: 9781405185592
• ISBN: 1405185597
• ID: 01231678
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 458 g
• Dimensions: 244 × 173 × 13 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. August 2012

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