Nutrition, Exercise, and Behavior: An Integrated Approach to Weight Management - Softcover

PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 1. Overweight, Underweight, and Obesity. 2. Assessment Approaches in Weight Management. PART II: METABOLIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 3. Energy Metabolism. 4. Regulation of Eating Behavior and Body Weight. PART III: NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 5. The Energy Nutrients and Weight Management. 6. Vitamins, Minerals, and Water. PART IV: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR HEALTH AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 7. Physical Activity and Exercise: The Basics. 8. Physical Activity, Health, and Weight Management. PART V: APPROACHES TO WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 9. Behavioral Approaches to Weight Management. 10. Non-behavioral Approaches to Weight Management. PART VI: IDENTIFICATION, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. 11. Eating Disorders. 12. Childhood Obesity.

Nutrition, Exercise, and Behavior: An Integrated Approach presents the basic principles of weight management and examines the role that nutrition and physical fitness play in weight control. The text takes an integrated approach to weight management issues and includes detailed coverage of assessment techniques, behavioral and non-behavioral treatment approaches, and prevention strategies.