A clinical guide for management of overweight and obese children and adults / edited by Caroline M. Apovian, Carine M. Lenders.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Apovian, Caroline M.

Lenders, Carine M.

Series:

CRC series in modern nutrition science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity.

Obesity--therapy.

Adolescent.

Adult.

Obesity--surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Obesity--therapy.

Adolescent.

Adult.

Obesity--surgery.

Physical Description:

309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2007]

Summary:

While unhealthy diet and sedentary behaviors are second only to smoking as the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., less than 45 percent of adult and pediatric obese patients received any prior advice from a physician to lose weight. The low rate of identification and treatment of obesity by physicians can often be attributed to lack of awareness, lack of counseling skills, and the high rate of recidivism in overweight patients.

A Clinical Guide for Management of Overweight and Obese Children and Adults addresses deficiencies in the identification, treatment, and management of obesity through a collection of monographs edited by adult and pediatric specialists. Designed for the busy health care provider, this reference provides practical distinctions and a clinical guide for adult and childhood obesity in a single volume. This clinical guide outlines the management of the obese patient from the preparation of office accommodations through the long road of maintained wellness.

Features: Provides a practical approach to evaluation and treatment strategies from the simply overweight to complex obesity with multiple comorbidities, Distinguishes between strategies for pediatric and adult obesity, Considers the long term treatment protocol from the initial visit to weight and health maintenance, Addresses a wide range of modalities and adjunctive treatments including, diet, exercise, psychology, surgery, and pharmacotherapy, Gives practitioners the awareness, support services, and counseling skills to engender lifelong change in their patients.

Taking into consideration the holistic methods incorporated in the new discipline of obesity medicine, A Clinical Guide for Management of Overweight and Obese Children and Adults reviews the state-of-the-art management of this burgeoning disease epidemic.

Contents:

Getting the office ready for the patient / Robert F. Kushner

Steps for the medical evaluation of the obese patient / Nawfal W. Istfan and Wendy A. Anderson

Motivational interviewing and health behavior change counseling / Gary S. Rose, Judy C.C. Phillips, and Garry Welch

Dietary therapy / Diana Cullum-Dugan and Cheryl Jesuit

Exercise therapy for the overweight adult / John M. Jakicic, Amy D. Otto, and Kristen Polzien

Pharmacologic therapy for obesity and overweight in adults and adolescents / Marie Thearle and Louis J. Aronne

Surgical treatment of obesity / Alene J. Wright, Ranjan Sudan, and R. Armour Forse

Gastrointestinal complications of bariatric surgery / Christopher S. Huang and Francis A. Farraye

Follow-up strategies for the treatment of obesity in primary care settings / Valerie H. Myers and Donna H. Ryan

Maintenance: the ultimate goal / Rena R. Wing, Angela Marinilli Pinto, and Heather Niemeier

A clinical guide to pediatric ambulatory weight management / Carine M. Lenders, Alan F. Meyers, and Holly Oh

Behavioral health considerations for the management of pediatric obesity in primary care / Shaheen U. Lakhani ... [et al.]

The community as a resource to support positive nutrition and physical activity behaviors in youth / Vivien Morris and Gita Rao.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0849330858

9780849330858

OCLC:

70051386

Publisher Number:

9780849330858

Online:

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