ABSTRACT

This book compiles the most noteworthy studies on the evaluation, prevention, and treatment of obesity in patients. It deals with the role of the primary care physician, the impact of cultural influences, and the stigmatization of obesity as reflected in bias, prejudice, and discrimination.

chapter 2|12 pages

Obesity and the Primary Care Physician

chapter 5|22 pages

Prevention of Obesity

chapter 8|16 pages

Obesity and Eating Disorders

chapter 10|16 pages

Exercise as a Treatment for Obesity

chapter 11|16 pages

Preventing Weight Regain After Weight Loss

chapter 14|22 pages

Leptin: From Laboratory to Clinic

chapter 16|14 pages

Drugs with Thermogenic Properties

chapter 17|30 pages

Herbal and Alternative Approaches to Obesity

chapter |17 pages

Index

chapter |1 pages

Back Cover

chapter |3 pages

Front Cover

chapter |2 pages

Preface to the Second Edition

chapter |2 pages

Preface to the First Edition

chapter |4 pages

Contents

chapter |6 pages

Contributors

chapter 2|48 pages

Evaluation of Total and Regional Adiposity

chapter 5|8 pages

Fetal Origins of Obesity

chapter 6|18 pages

Pediatric Overweight: An Overview

chapter 8|8 pages

Economic Costs of Obesity

chapter 9|44 pages

Genetics of Human Obesity

chapter 11|28 pages

Rodent Models of Obesity

chapter 13|72 pages

Behavioral Neuroscience and Obesity

chapter 17|34 pages

Development of White Adipose Tissue

chapter 19|6 pages

Lipodystrophy and Lipoatrophy

chapter 20|20 pages

Uncoupling Proteins

chapter 22|26 pages

Biology of Visceral Adipose Tissue

chapter 24|24 pages

Energy Expenditure in Physical Activity

chapter 25|16 pages

Endocrine Determinants of Obesity

chapter 26|22 pages

Endocrine Determinants of Fat Distribution

chapter 27|12 pages

Sympathoadrenal System and Metabolism

chapter 28|28 pages

Energy Expenditure and Substrate Oxidation

chapter 29|20 pages

Skeletal Muscle and Obesity

chapter 30|14 pages

Nutrient Partitioning

chapter 31|20 pages

Obesity and Mortality Rates

chapter 32|26 pages

Etiology of the Metabolic Syndrome

chapter 35|28 pages

Obesity and Lipoprotein Metabolism

chapter 36|26 pages

Obesity and Blood Pressure Regulation

chapter 37|20 pages

Obesity and Diabetes

chapter 38|16 pages

Obesity and Gallbladder Disease

chapter 39|18 pages

Obesity and Pulmonary Function

chapter 40|14 pages

Obesity, Arthritis, and Gout

chapter 41|16 pages

Obesity, Pregnancy, and Infertility

chapter 43|18 pages

Obesity and Quality of Life