Covering important topics in the fields of obesity, nutrition and weight management using easy-to-understand language, Principles of Health: Obesity is designed to provide a solid background and understanding of obesity, its causes, and treatment options. Following a detailed Editor’s Introduction by Dawn Rutherford, MS, RDN, the 140 entries in this work are arranged in the following seven broad categories.

This resource provides students and researchers with a fundamental understanding of all the different forms of diabetes—including Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, and Diabetes Insipidus—using easy-to-understand language for a solid background and a deeper understanding and appreciation of this important subject. This work begins with a comprehensive Editor’s Introduction to the topic of diabetes. Following the Introduction, Principles of Health: Diabetes includes 126 entries arranged in seven broad categories.  

This new resource provides students and researchers with a fundamental understanding of a wide range of disorders related to anxiety and stress—including Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Occupational Stress, Depression, and Social Anxiety Disorder—using easy-to-understand language for a solid background and a deeper understanding and appreciation of this important subject. This work begins with a comprehensive Editor’s Introduction to the topic of anxiety and stress written by Lindsey L. Wilner, Psy.D. and Megan E. Shaal, Psy.D. Following the Introduction, Principles of Health: Anxiety and Stress includes 169 entries arranged in seven broad categories.