Obesity: Evaluation and Treatment Essentials, 2nd Edition

Obesity is considered a complex and multifactorial disease. Its treatment, therefore, must also be multimodal and tailored to meet the needs of each patient. Obesity: Evaluation and Treatment Essentials presents a wide spectrum of practical treatment protocols for obesity including exercise, pharmacology, behavior modification and dietary factors, from the point of view of the practicing physician. The book includes information about the new pharmacotherapy available for the treatment of obesity. It also includes a chapter on medical treatment of pediatric obesity that identifies the special needs of children and outlines approaches for managing the obese child. A chapter on binge eating disorder has been added and the information on pharmacology of bariatric medicine has been updated. The book addresses various dietary interventions such as low-calorie balanced diets, low-carbohydrate diets and very-low-carbohydrate diets while also exploring the comorbidities of obesity such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes.
Written by prominent members of the Obesity Medicine Association and a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers, the book showcases successful treatment methods by including personal key points by clinicians in each chapter. This comprehensive resource is an invaluable, user-friendly tool for bariatric physicians and surgeons, endocrinologists, diabetologists, nutritionists and dieticians, as well as all other professionals who currently treat obesity.

Key Features:

•Defines the scope of the growing problem of obesity
•Identifies key methods of treatment such as exercise, pharmacology, behavior modification and dietary factors
•Includes information about the new pharmacotherapy available for the treatment of obesity
•Explores obesity comorbidities such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes
•Includes a new chapter on binge eating disorder and updated information on the pharmacology of bariatric medicine
•Authored by prominent members of the Obesity Medicine Association

Περιεχόμενα:

Obesity: The Scope of a Growing Problem, Harold C. Seim

Etiologies of Obesity, Larry A. Richardson

Health Hazards of Obesity, G. Michael Steelman

Evaluation of the Obese Patient
G. Michael Steelman and James T. Cooper

Dietary Treatment of the Obese Individual
Eric C. Westman, Mary C. Vernon and James A. Wortman

The Role of Physical Activity in the Treatment of the Obese Individual
Deborah Bade Horn

Behavioral Modification, Erin Chamberlin

Pharmacotherapy, Ed J. Hendricks

Maintenance of Weight Loss, Scott Rigden

Surgical Treatment of the Obese Individual
John B. Cleek and Eric C. Westman

Medical Treatment of Pediatric Obesity, Eric C. Westman

Binge Eating Disorder (BED): Etiology, Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment, Ralph Carson

Current Research and Future Hope, Frank L. Greenway and Steven R. Smith

Appendix A: Notes on Nutrition for Obesity Medicine
Jeffrey D. Lawrence

Appendix B: Behavioral Modification Attachments
Erin Chamberlin

Appendix C: ASBP Algorithm