Handbook for Practical Prevention and Treatment of Obesity

Author: Jiao Donghai
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: Obesity is a common and frequently-occurring disease that seriously endangers human health. This book systematically introduces relevant knowledge about obesity, including its classification, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, common complications, treatment, and prevention. It also presents the collaborative research achievements of the author over the past ten years in using traditional Chinese medicine and herbs for weight loss, as well as knowledge about the development of new weight-loss drugs and health products. The book fully reflects the research progress on obesity in recent years. It is rich in content, easy to understand, theory linked to practice, and highly practical, making it suitable for reading by obese patients, slimming and beauty professionals, as well as for reference by medical workers.