Obesity is a major problem facing doctors in the 21st century. This third edition of a highly-respected textbook combines the latest in clinical research with a practical approach to guide the successful evaluation, management and treatment of the obese patient including the large number of complications and other conditions that can arise as a consequence of it.
Written by experts from around the globe, this book is a truly international work recognizing that the approach for the treatment and management of obesity may vary between differing ethnicities and in different countries. The book addresses obesity and its social and cultural aspects, biology, associated diseases, life stages (pediatric and adult), management, and environmental policy approaches in six sections. As well as covering the latest approaches to treatment of obesity, Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children considers the effects of the environment, of gender and of culture on this problem.
This is an invaluable resource for all health care professionals, research scientists and public health practitioners involved in the prevention and care of patients who are at risk of obesity or are already obese.
Author(s): Peter G. Kopelman, Ian D. Caterson, William H. Dietz
Edition: 3
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 514
Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
List of Contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 10
List of Abbreviations......Page 11
Part 1: Obesity......Page 13
1: Epidemiology: Definition and Classification of Obesity......Page 15
2: Measuring Body Composition in Adults and Children......Page 27
3: Stigma and Social Consequences of Obesity......Page 37
4: Obesity and Culture......Page 53
5: Obesity and Gender......Page 70
Part 2: Biology of Obesity......Page 77
6: Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis......Page 79
7: Genes and Obesity......Page 94
8: Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity......Page 104
9: Adipocyte Biology......Page 115
10: Metabolic Fuels and Obesity......Page 127
11: Eating Behavior......Page 146
12: Energy Expenditure in Humans: The Influence of Activity, Diet and the Sympathetic Nervous System......Page 163
Part 3: Obesity and Disease......Page 177
13: Obesity and Dyslipidemia: Importance of Body Fat Distribution......Page 179
14: Obesity Insulin Resistance and Gut Hormones......Page 199
15: Obesity as an Endocrine Disease......Page 212
16: Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis......Page 220
17: Cardiovascular Consequences of Obesity......Page 240
18: Adult Obesity: Fertility......Page 252
19: Obstructive Sleep Apnea......Page 258
Part 4: Management of Adult Obesity......Page 277
20: An Overview of Obesity Management......Page 279
21: Dietary Management of Obesity: Eating Plans......Page 287
22: Behavioral Treatment of Obesity......Page 313
23: Exercise, Physical Activity and Obesity......Page 325
24: Drugs Used Clinically to Reduce Body Weight......Page 339
25: The Management of Obesity: Surgery......Page 351
26: Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Cycling......Page 363
27: Education and Training of Healthcare Professionals......Page 378
Part 5: Childhood Obesity......Page 385
28: Childhood Obesity: Definition, Classification and Assessment......Page 387
29: Childhood Obesity: Consequences and Complications......Page 404
30: The Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity......Page 420
Part 6: Environmental Policy Approaches......Page 435
31: Obesity: Global Pandemic......Page 437
32: Obesity and the Environment......Page 452
33: Obesity: Using the Ecologic Public Health Approach to Overcome Policy Cacophony......Page 464
34: A Comprehensive Approach to Obesity Prevention......Page 483
Index......Page 499
