Obesity

Thirty percent of American adults and children are obese. This is not a joke and though this is also not a scare tactic it should be cause for alarm. But please in responding to the alarm do not go straight to your surgeon or pharmacologist-there are much much better ways to stop and even reverse the problem of obesity. In <i>Obesity: It Might Not Be ALL Your Fault but It IS Your Problem</i> author Dorothy S. Mukherjee RN BA gives us a guide to understanding obesity-its causes and its complications-and she shows us how to manage and address this epidemic. For anyone struggling with obesity or trying to avoid it as well as for doctors nurses and therapists treating obesity Mukherjee offers a detailed plan of attack beginning with historical cultural and social influences and moving on to the numerous strategies for taking control of obesity and sustaining a healthy way of life. Mukherjee who has struggled with similar challenges in her own life writes in a conversational tone that makes even the most technical explanations accessible to everyone and her activity and calorie charts offer a concrete place for us to begin.The serious medical problems related to obesity and what obesity means to our culture must be addressed. By building on our knowledge of obesity and using methodical logical approaches we can reach our desired levels of health and wellness-obesity can be defeated.