Managing Overweight and Obesity

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The global nutrition transition and the accompanying surge of obesity and diet related diseases pose a serious threat that deserves immediate attention. Specifically, the nutrition transition manifested by overweight and obesity is associated with increasingly escalated rates of different non-communicable diseases and excessive increase in associated healthcare costs. The book is expected to provide an insight into the above nutritional intricacies mainly triggered by economic and subsequent lifestyle changes and dietary transition resulting in overweight and obesity. An endeavor has been made through this book to capture some of the above issues that merit serious concern. The book focuses on the relatively recent emergency that will be brewing for many nations in the near future in the form of overweight and obesity. The contents of the book are especially sober and point to the complexity of nutritional issues related with dietary transition, overweight and obesity that confront us in this modern world. The book will be useful to researchers, healthcare professionals, policy planners, development professionals, nutritionists and dieticians.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Azmal Hussain

Azmal Hussain holds a doctorate degree in Anthropology from Gauhati University. He has handled several action and research ventures independently for different organizations working for the underprivileged and particularly addressing issues like nutrition and education with a focus on women and children. He is also commissioned as a research and documentation expert in the projects sponsored by different development agencies like Lutheran World Relief, Catholic Relief Services, Oxfam, UNICEF etc. Presently, he is working as a Faculty Associate at Icfai Business School Research Center, Kolkata. He has already edited several books in the areas like health, nutrition and community development, published by Icfai University Press.

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Title
Managing Overweight and Obesity
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8131408272
Length
224p.
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