Handbook of obesity: clinical applications

George A. Bray, Claude Bouchard9780824747732, 0-8247-4773-9

Discusses current methods and techniques for the evaluation, prevention, and treatment of obesity. Details strategies to manage and inhibit obesity and eating disorders. Considers the classification and evaluation of the overweight patient.

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Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Title Page……Page 2
ISBN: 0824747739……Page 3
Preface to the Second Edition……Page 4
Preface to the First Edition……Page 6
Contents……Page 8
Contributors……Page 10
1 Classification and Evaluation of the Overweight Patient……Page 12
2 Obesity and the Primary Care Physician……Page 44
3 Cultural Differences as Influences on Approaches to Obesity Treatment……Page 56
4 Bias, Prejudice, Discrimination, and Obesity……Page 80
5 Prevention of Obesity……Page 86
6 Influence of Obesity-Producing Environments……Page 108
7 Prevention and Management of Dyslipidemia and the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Patients……Page 126
8 Obesity and Eating Disorders……Page 142
9 Behavioral Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity……Page 158
10 Exercise as a Treatment for Obesity……Page 180
11 Preventing Weight Regain After Weight Loss……Page 196
12 Sympathomimetic and Serotonergic Drugs Used to Treat Obesity……Page 212
13 Drugs That Modify Fat Absorption and Alter Metabolism……Page 264
14 Leptin: From Laboratory to Clinic……Page 286
15 Drugs on the Horizon and Drugs Relegated to History……Page 308
16 Drugs with Thermogenic Properties……Page 326
17 Herbal and Alternative Approaches to Obesity……Page 340
18 Surgical Treatment of Obesity: An Overview and Results from the SOS Study……Page 370
Index……Page 402