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Weighing the Options : Criteria for Evaluating Weight-Management Programs.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 1995Copyright date: ©1995Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (296 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780309521369
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Weighing the OptionsDDC classification:
  • 613.2/5
LOC classification:
  • RM222.2 -- .W2967 1995eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 The Nature and Problem of Obesity -- 3 Programs for and Approaches to Treating Obesity -- 4 Weighing the Options -- 5 Criterion 1: The Match Between Program and Consumer -- 6 Criterion 2: The Soundness and Safety of the Program -- 7 Criterion 3: Outcomes of the Program -- 8 Weighing the Options: Application of Committee's Criteria -- 9 Prevention of Obesity -- 10 Research and Policy Recommendations -- A Assessment Instruments of Relevance to Obesity Treatment -- B The Diet Readiness Test and the General Well-Being Schedule -- C Pediatric Obesity -- D Accrediting Providers of Weight-Management Services -- E Biographies of Committee Members -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 The Nature and Problem of Obesity -- 3 Programs for and Approaches to Treating Obesity -- 4 Weighing the Options -- 5 Criterion 1: The Match Between Program and Consumer -- 6 Criterion 2: The Soundness and Safety of the Program -- 7 Criterion 3: Outcomes of the Program -- 8 Weighing the Options: Application of Committee's Criteria -- 9 Prevention of Obesity -- 10 Research and Policy Recommendations -- A Assessment Instruments of Relevance to Obesity Treatment -- B The Diet Readiness Test and the General Well-Being Schedule -- C Pediatric Obesity -- D Accrediting Providers of Weight-Management Services -- E Biographies of Committee Members -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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