We know more about obesity today than ever
before, yet ironically, little progress has been made in preventing or treating this
disorder. This book brings together an impressive group of 33 high-caliber professionals
who are leaders in the field of obesity to cover a variety of topics and perspectives. It
provides a state-of-the-art view of the current management and treatment of obesity;
offers an in-depth analysis of the adverse effects of obesity on health, longevity and
state of mind; and describes the newest and most effective methods of dealing with the
pathogenesis of this widespread disorder.
CONTENTS:
Foreword Albert J
Stunkard, MD
Introduction
1. Body Weight and Mortality
Caren G. Solomon, MD, et al.
2. Body Weight Reference Standards
Artemis
Simopoulos, MD
3.
The Role of Adiposity in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Robert J. Garrison, MS
4. Assessing Impact of Weight on Quality of
Life
Ronette L.
Kolotkin, PhD, et al.
5. Hormonal Abnormalities in Obesity: Cause or
Effect?
Barnett
Zumoff, MD
6. Sleep Disorders Associated
with Obesity
Gary K.
Zammit,
PhD
7. Abnormal Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in
Obesity
Stephen D.
Phinney, MD, PhD
8. Obesity and the Endocrine System
Walter
Futterweit, MD
9. Methodological Issues in
Obesity Research: Examples from Biometrical Genetics
David Allison, PhD
10. Therapeutic Weight Loss: A Serious Need
for Guiding Principles
Theodore B. Van
Itallie, MD
11. Rational Nutrition Component of
Comprehensive Weight Management
Jane
M. Rees, MS, RD
12. Food Control Training as a Successor to
Dieting
Stephen Gullo, PhD
13. The Stages and Processes of Weight Control
John C.
Norcross, PhD, et al.
14. Compulsive Eating:
Applying a Medical Addiction Model
Ellen S.
Parham, PhD, RD
15. An Interdisciplinary Approach in a
Nutrition Medicine Clinic
George L.
Blackburn, MD, PhD, et al.
16. Weight Management Activities Among Black
Women
Janet D. Allen, PhD, RNC
17. Phenylpropanolamine in the Management of
Moderate Obesity
David E. Schteingart, MD
18. Dexfenfluramine for the Long-Term
Management of Obesity
Stanley Heshka, PhD
19. Individualizing Pharmacologic Therapy for
Weight Reduction
David J. Goldstein, MD, PhD, et al.
20. Evolutionary Aspects of Diet
Artemis
Simopoulos, MD
Index
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