Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children, 2nd Edition

by Editor: Peter G. Kopelman (Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK); Editor: Ian D. Caterson (University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia); Editor: William H. Dietz (Div. of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease C

• ISBN13: 9781405143660
• ISBN10: 1405143665
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Highly Commended in the 2006 British Medical Association Book Awards (Endocrinology)This Second Edition brings together more than 20 internationally recognized experts in the field to provide a timely review of current knowledge. The text remains an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients who are obese.New features of this Second Edition include: Addition of two new co-editors - Professor Bill Dietz, USA and Professor Ian Caterson, Australia Increased number of contributors from around the globe - providing a truly international perspective Includes new information about the causes of obesity, its complications and new (and novel) methods of prevention and treatment Reorganized into sections that address obesity and its social and cultural aspects, biology, associated diseases, life stages (pediatric and adult), management, and environmental and policy approaches

Table of Contents

Preface to Second Edition

Obesity

Epidemiology - Definition and Classification of Obesity

Measuring Body Composition in Adults and Children

Social Consequences of Obesity

Obesity and Culture

Biology of Obesity

Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis

Genes and Obesity

Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity

Metabolic Fuels and Obesity: Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue

Energy and Macronutrient Needs in Relation to Substrate Handling in Obesity

Biology of Obesity: Eating Behaviour

Energy Expenditure in Humans: The Influence of Activity, Diet and the Sympathetic Nervous System

Obesity and Disease

Obesity and Dislipidaemia: Importance of Body Fat Distribution

Obesity and Disease: Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Obesity and Disease: Hormones and Obesity

Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity: Definition, Classification and Assessment

Childhood Obesity: Consequences and Physical and Psychosocial and Complications

Adult Obesity

Adult Obesity: Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Cardiovascular Consequences of Obesity

Adult Obesity: Fertility

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Management

An Overview of Obesity Management

Dietary Management of Obesity: Eating Plans

Behavioural Treatment of Obesity: Achievements and Challenges

Exercise and Obesity

Management of Obesity: Pharmacotherapy

The Management of Obesity: Surgery

Weight Loss Maintenance

Education and Training Health-Care Professionals

Environmental and Policy Approaches

Obesity in Asian Populations

Environmental and Policy Approaches: Alternative Methods

A Comprehensive Approach to Obesity Prevention

Index

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