Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity

This accessible guide to obesity and its clinical management provides clear, didactic, clinically focused guidance for all healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and management of patients with obesity, thus acting as a repository of essential practical knowledge. It is an ideal practical guide for registrars and residents in endocrinology and metabolic disease, as well as all other health professionals who regularly manage obese patients, such as specialist obesity and diabetes nurses, dietitians, and general practitioners with an interest in obesity management. INDICE: Preface, vii Part 1 The Biology of Obesity—Why It Occurs, 1 Victor Lawrence, Section Editor 1 Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis, 3 2 The Genetic Basis of Obesity, 13 3 Adipocyte Biology, 25 4 Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity, 33 5 Metabolic Fuels and Obesity, 41 Part 2 Clinical Management of the Obese Individual, 51 Robert Kushner, Section Editor 6 Practical Guide to Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning, 53 7 Stages of Obesity and Weight Maintenance, 63 8 Dietary Management, 71 9 Physical Activity and Exercise, 81 10 Behavior Therapy, 91 11 Pharmacotherapy, 99 12 Surgery, 109 Part 3 Clinical Management of Obesity–Related Co–morbidities, 121 Sudhesh Kumar and Milan K. Piya, Section Editors 13 Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, 123 14 Obesity and Reproductive Health, 133 15 Gastro–intestinal and Hepatobiliary Disease, 141 16 Respiratory Disease, 149 17 Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, 157 18 Obesity: Mental Health and Social Consequences, 167 19 Obesity and Musculo–skeletal Disease, 175 20 The Obese Patient in Hospital, 181 Conversion Table, 187 Index, 189

• ISBN: 978-0-470-65476-7
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 204
• Fecha Publicación: 10/05/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés