Obesity & the First Law of Thermodynamics

Joseph A. Walsh

doi:10.1525/abt.2013.75.6.10

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Joseph A. Walsh¹

¹Joseph A. Walsh is Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Connecticut Health Center, 27 Maple Ridge Dr., Farmington.CT 06032. E-mail: . jwalsh@up.uchc.edu

Abstract

Obesity is the costliest preventable health problem in the United States. Understanding and applying the first law of thermodynamics will help students prevent and treat this ail-too-common problem.

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Joseph A. Walsh "Obesity & the First Law of Thermodynamics," The American Biology Teacher 75(6), 413-415, (1 August 2013). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2013.75.6.10

Published: 1 August 2013