Obesity Prevention and Treatment: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9780367567187 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 230 str.

James M. Rippe; John P. Foreyt

Opis

The average individual with obesity cuts ten years off their life expectancy, yet less than 40% of physicians routinely counsel individuals on obesity’s adverse health consequences. Obesity Prevention and Treatment: A Practical Guide equips healthcare practitioners to include effective weight management counselling in the daily medical practice.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Modern Management of Obesity  1. Preventing and Managing Obesity:  The Scope of the Problem  2. Pathophysiology of Obesity  3. Epidemiology of Adult Obesity  4. Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity  5. Exercise Management for the Patient with Obesity  6. Behavioral Management for the Patient with Obesity  7. Dietary Management of Overweight and Obesity  8. A Clinical Approach to Pharmacological Management of the Patient with Obesity  9. Bariatric Surgery  10. Pediatric Obesity  11. Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease: A New Diagnostic Term  Part 2: Obesity and Specific Medical Conditions  12. Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease  13. Obesity and Diabetes  14. Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome  15. Lifestyle Approaches Targeting Obesity to Lower Cancer Risk, Progression and Recurrence  16. Obesity and Arthritis  Part 3: Emerging Topics in Obesity Management  17. Beyond Subcutaneous Fat  18. Public Health and Obesity  19. Future Directions in Obesity and Weight Management