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Taylor & Francis Ltd Internet Resources On Weight Loss And Obesity 2007 Edition by Lillian Brazin
A seasoned medical librarian provides top Internet resources on health, eating, and nutrition!Obesity has reached epidemic proportions not only in the United States, but also around the world. How does someone with weight loss questions find the most up-to-date information available to make informed health decisions? Internet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity provides you with a comprehensive list of the best Web sites, already evaluated for your convenience. The book helps you locate the correct information you need on obesity and ways to combat it saving you time from having to resort to Google (R) or other search engines. This valuable guide, written by a seasoned medical librarian, explains the dynamic nature of the Internet, how to correctly use it, how to easily find, evaluate, and use the latest health information on weight loss, and even how to detect medical fraud.Internet Resources on Weight Loss and ObesityInternet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity provides important advice and instruction on mining information on this difficult health issue, and includes dozens of Web addresses that offer appropriate, free of charge information. The resource also explains ways to find additional information and support you may need using discussion groups, chat rooms, mailing lists, and newsgroups. Web sites are provided on diet and nutrition, health and diet assessment, eating disorders, obesity, weight-loss programs, bariatric (weight loss) surgery, available medications, spas and residential diet programs, and recipe information. This guide is written in clear, understandable language that even the Internet beginner can use, and provides vital information and help to anyone looking to lose weight and change his or her life.In Internet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity, you will learn:how to determine whether medical and nutrition information is factual how to locate helpful Web siteswhere to begin researching particular diets or weight loss methodshow to evaluate a Web sitehow to detect outright medical fraudwhen and how to use search engineswhat is the significance of Web site address "domains"proper etiquette in Internet discussion groupsInternet Resources on Weight Loss and Obesity is a handy, easy-to-use resource that is invaluable to librarians, Internet users, or anyone needing important health information concerning weight loss and obesity. Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Advice for the Weight Challenged Introduction: Defining the Problem Why You Need to Read This Book Chapter 2. Hunting for Information Search Engines Are You the Master of Your Domain? Too Good to Be True: How to Sort the Fakes from the Diamonds Chapter 3. The Internet or the World Wide Web: Are the Terms Interchangeable? Discussion Groups, Chat Rooms, Mailing Lists, and Newsgroups Sage Advice from Cyber Aunt: Do You Want to Bare All on the Internet? Manners Count: Practice Good Netiquette Chapter 4. General Diet and Nutrition Web Sites: Nutrition 101 Chapter 5. Health and Dietary Assessment Web Sites Online Calculators and Assessment Tools Understanding Food Labels Chapter 6. Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Compulsive Overeating (Binge Eating) Chapter 7. Obesity in Children and Teenagers Chapter 8. Weight-Loss Web Sites (Nonsurgical) General Obesity and Weight-Loss Gateways, Government Sites, and Organizations Commercial Weight-Loss Programs Fasting Hypnosis Low-Carbohydrate Diets Meal Replacement Products and Meal Purchase Programs Psychotherapy Spirituality-, Religion-Based Weight Loss Programs Miscellaneous Chapter 9. Weight-Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Web Sites Chapter 10. Prescription Medications for Weight-Loss Chapter 11. Weight-Loss Spas and Residential Diet Programs Chapter 12. Recipe Web Sites Glossary Bibliography Index Reference Notes Included