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Framing Fat
Rutgers University Press 2013; US$ 25.95Framing Fat examines competing messages about body fat by considering the vantage point of cultural actors representing the fashion-beauty complex, public health, the food industry, and the fat acceptance movement. In doing so, it provides a more comprehensive view of the obesity epidemic and shows how strong cultural debates play a powerful role... more...
Obesity
Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 198.00First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology and enzyme mechanisms. Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and... more...
Honestly Healthy
Aurum Press 2013; US$ 23.32Honestly Healthy is a refreshing cookbook and lifestyle guide promoting balanced and healthy living. Eating the alkaline way is the easy route to great health and wellbeing. Natasha Corrett and Vicky Edgson's inspiring book reveals exactly how addressing the balance of alkaline and acid-forming foods in your diet can aid digestion and help your energy... more...
Obesity
Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 150.00Obesity is a continuing issue around the world and in many contexts. The growing number of obese people is an increasing concern for those in the medical profession, and obesity can pose specific challenges in relation to fertility and pregnancy. Patients who are obese require specific considerations and knowledge. Bringing together experts from a... more...
Acid Alkaline Diet For Dummies
Wiley 2012; US$ 19.99Restore your pH balance and live a healthier life Our caveman ancestors followed a diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and legumes, but with time and the advent of agriculture, our diets changed drastically to include grains, dairy products, salt, and large quantities of meat. These new foods altered the level of acid in our diets, disrupting... more...
Fat Lives
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 48.95Ever caught somebody ? or yourself ? checking out the content of a ?fat? person?s supermarket trolley? Ever wondered what lies behind this behaviour, or what it might be like to be at the receiving end of this judging gaze? Within the context of the current ?obesity debate?, this book investigates the embodied experience of ?being large? from... more...
Hot & Heavy
Seal Press 2012; US$ 16.00In this fun, fresh, fat-positive anthology, fat activist and sex educator Virgie Tovar brings together voices from an often-marginalized community to talk about and celebrate their lives. Hot & Heavy rejects the idea that being thin is best, instead embracing the many fabulous aspects of being fat?building fat-positive spaces, putting together fat-friendly... more...
Gout
Springer 2012; US$ 169.99"Gout: Basic Science and Clinical Practice" is a thoroughly researched comprehensive text which covers all important aspects of gout, including its genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. Gout is probably the most common rheumatic disease after osteoarthritis and is becoming more common with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome... more...
The Real Reason You're Overweight
Byron Books 2012; US$ 9.99The Real Reason You're Overweight approaches the obesity epidemic from a completely different perspective. Rather than focusing on food diet, it promotes a 'diet of the mind' The book details the psychological, sociological and metaphysical reasons for weight gain and includes a simple program for resloving these issues. Overeating is how... more...
Extracellular Matrix: Pathobiology and Signaling
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 266.00Over the last decades cell biology and biological chemistry have increasingly turned their attention to the space between cells and revealed an elaborate network of macromolecules essential for structural support, cell migration, adhesion and signaling. This comprehensive handbook of the extracellular matrix is organized into seven thematic sections,... more...









