Treatment of the obese patient / edited by Robert F. Kushner, Daniel H. Bessesen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kushner, Robert F., 1953-

Bessesen, Daniel H., 1956-

Series:

Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)

Contemporary endocrinology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity.

Obesity--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Obesity--therapy.

Physical Description:

xi, 440 pages : illustrations (partly color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2007]

Summary:

Treatment of the Obese Patient is a timely and informative text for all health care providers challenged with helping patients manage weight. This volume includes insight into recent scientific advances in obesity research and provides the most up-to-date reviews of current treatment issues and strategies. The volume is divided into two parts. Part 1 covers new discoveries in the physiological control of body weight, as well as the pathophysiology of obesity. Expert authors discuss pathways that control food intake, energy expenditure, and peripheral nutrient metabolism, including a look at the emerging evidence of the role of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ. Part 2 covers issues central to clinical management. Authors in this section discuss polycystic ovarian syndrome, diabetes, energy density, glycemic index, low-carbohydrate diets, the role of physical activity, and novel approaches to pharmacotherapy, surgery, and management of micronutrient deficiencies in the postbariatric patient. An essential, practical text that sorts, synthesizes, and interprets the latest information on obesity-related topics, Treatment of the Obese Patient is an essential volume for clinical endocrinologists and other health care providers.

Contents:

Neuroregulation of appetite / Ofer Reizes, Stephen C. Benoit, and Deborah J. Clegg

Gut peptides / Vian Amber and Stephen R. Bloom

Endocannabanoids and energy homeostasis / Stephen C. Woods and Daniela Cota

Obesity and adipokines / Nicole H. Rogers, Martin S. Obin, and Andrew S. Greenberg

Free fatty acids, insulin resistance, and ectopic fat / David E. Kelley

Critical importance of the perinatal period in the development of obesity / Barry E. Levin

Measurement of body composition in obesity / Jennifer L. Kuk and Robert Ross

Energy expenditure in obesity / Leanne M. Redman and Eric Ravussin

Socioeconomics of obesity / Roland Sturm and Yuhua Bao

Assessment of the obese patient / Daniel H. Bessesen

Polycystic ovarian syndrome / Romana Dmitrovic and Richard S. Legro

Weight management in diabetes prevention: translating the Diabetic Prevention Program into clinical practice / F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer

Reductions in dietary energy density as a weight management strategy / Jenny H. Ledikwe ... [et al.]

Glycemic index, obesity, and diabetes / Cara B. Ebbeling and David S. Ludwig

Low-carbohydrate diets / Angela P. Makris and Gary D. Foster

Physical activity and obesity / John M. Jakicic ... [et al.]

Motivational interviewing in medical settings: application to obesity conceptual issues and evidence review / Ken R. Resnicow and Abdul Shaikh

Weight-loss drugs: current and on the horizon / George A. Bray and Frank L. Greenway

Surgical approaches and outcomes: treatment of the obese patient / George L. Blackburn and Vivian M. Sanchez

Managing micronutrient deficiencies in the bariatric surgical patient / Robert F. Kushner

Lessons learned from the national weight control registry / James O. Hill ... [et al.]

Pediatric obesity / Lawrence D. Hammer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588297357

9781588297358

1597454001

9781597454001

OCLC:

70929263