Summary

Praise for the previous edition:

"...accurate, concise information concerning eating behaviors in a user-friendly format...Certainly topical, this encyclopedia will be most welcome in both the young adult and adult departments of public libraries of any size, community college libraries and undergraduate libraries, and high-school libraries."—Booklist

"The entries, clearly written and easily understood, will help readers find more information...An important addition to most public, special, and academic libraries."—Choice

The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders, Fourth Edition is more relevant now than ever before. Presently almost two-thirds of American adults are overweight and 31 percent are obese. Eating disorders are now affecting a wider range of the population, particularly with increased diagnoses in men and boys, and a range of diet crazes has swept the country with potentially long-lasting ramifications for health and nutrition. Made up of 80 detailed articles and an extensive glossary, this reference is the first stop in any serious research of these troubling health afflictions.

Entries include:

• Anorexia nervosa
• Body image disturbance
• Bulimia nervosa
• Childhood obesity
• Exercise and obesity and eating disorders
• Hunger and appetite
• Males and eating disorders
• Nutritional counseling for eating disorders and obesity
• Pharmacotherapy for eating disorders and obesity
• Screening tests for eating disorders
• Stress and eating disorders
• Weight loss scams and frauds.

Specifications

eBook

About the Author(s)

Dana K. Cassell has been a professional writer and editor of nonfiction for 38 years. She is the coauthor of The Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Drugs, The Encyclopedia of Autoimmune Diseases, and The Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, from the Library of Health and Living series; plus Food for Thought: The Sourcebook for Obesity and Eating Disorders, A Facts for Life Book (Checkmark Books). Her other books have included How to Advertise and Promote Your Retail Store, Making Money with Your Home Computer, and two ghosted books for physicians. Cassell has also published more than 2,000 magazine articles and several eBooks for writers, and has edited the newsletter Freelance Writer's Report for 32 years. She is also the founder and executive director of the national Writers-Editors Network, based in New Hampshire.

David H. Gleaves, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology (Clinical) at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, South Australia. He was formerly Director of the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand; Professor of Psychology at Texas A&M University; and Director of Research at the Renfrew Foundation in Philadelphia, PA. He has worked in the eating disorders area for approximately 25 years and has over 115 scholarly publications in this and related areas. He is or has been a member of the editorial board of several journals including Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, and Body Image: An International Journal of Research. He is also a registered clinical psychologist and a full member of both the Australian Psychological Society (and the APS College of Clinical Psychologists) and the American Psychological Association.