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Thesis
Exercise Prescription for Treatment of Obesity
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
12/2001
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3941
Abstract
The disease of obesity is a disorder characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat defined as a body mass index (BMI, WT in KG/ Height in M2) greater than 30. Secondary pathologies associated with obesity include sleep apnea, diabetes and heart disease. Researchers estimate the incidence of obesity to be 17% of the population in the United States and rising. The etiology of obesity stems from the continued daily accumulation of excess calories over a period of time. The primary treatments for this condition are exercise and calorie restriction. Exercise is underutilized and not well understood by health care providers. Proper exercise prescription implementation is essential in the effective treatment of obesity.
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- Title
- Exercise Prescription for Treatment of Obesity
- Creators
- Chad D. Bailey
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590533601842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis