Obesity in Adults: Causes, Health Consequences, and Treatment Methods

• Main Authors: Joanna Jakubiec (Author), Julita Gmitrzuk (Author), Zuzanna Malinka (Author), Katarzyna Wiśniewska (Author), Anna Jachymek (Author), Martyna Opatowska (Author), Tomasz Kucharski (Author), Maciej Karasiński (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction Obesity is defined as an excessive accumulation of body fat that can negatively affect a person's physical as well as mental health. It results not only from excessive caloric intake relative to energy expenditure, but also from a myriad of genetic, metabolic, environmental and beh...