This latest volume of Greenwood's "Q&A Heath Guides" series provides a structured set of questions and answers related to obesity, including definitions, causes, prevention, and treatment while also addressing social issues of stigma and discrimination. It primarily targets young adults but may also interest parents and general readers. Although boasting "easy to understand" language, much of the text appears to be above an eighth-grade reading level. A comparable health information book series, "100 Questions & Answers," published by Jones & Bartlett Learning, is well known for providing plain-language health information guides and may be an appropriate alternative. However, the closest title in that series—100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Obesity, by Barton Cobert and Josiane Cobert (2010)—focuses on childhood obesity, so the volume under review provides a complementary perspective for young adults. Of particular interest is the inclusion of five real-world case studies that could be used for classroom discussion. This guide is an appropriate addition to consumer health collections in public and academic libraries and could be used by undergraduate students for discussion and study. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates and general readers.

--S. M. Swanberg, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Stephanie M Swanberg

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine