Handbook of obesity : clinical applications, edited by George Bray, Claude Bouchard

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Handbook of obesity : clinical applications, edited by George Bray, Claude Bouchard

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clinical applications

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edited by George Bray, Claude Bouchard

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• Handbook of obesity : clinical applications

Publication

• New York | London, Informa Healthcare, 2008

Note

Previous ed. published in 2004

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Contents

• Pt. I.
• Evaluation of the Overweight or Obese Patient
• 1.
• Classification and Evaluation of the Overweight Patient/
• George A. Bray
• p. 1
• 2.
• Waist Girth: A Critical Evaluation of Usefulness/
• Marie-France Hivert
• James B. Meigs
• p. 29
• 3.
• Genetic Evaluation of Obese Patients/
• I. Sadaf Farooqi
• Stephen O'Rahilly
• p. 45
• 4.
• Cultural Differences as Influences on Approaches to Obesity Treatment/
• Shiriki Kumanyika
• p. 55
• 5.
• Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity/
• Rebecca M. Puhl
• Kelly D. Brownell
• p. 81
• 6.
• Impact of Voluntary Weight Loss on Morbidity and Mortality/
• Edward W. Gregg
• p. 91
• 7.
• Weight Cycling as an Instance of False Hope/
• Janet Polivy
• C. Peter Herman
• p. 105
• 8.
• Obesity and the Primary Care Physician/
• Robert F. Kushner
• Louis J. Aronne
• p. 117
• Pt. II.
• Prevention of Obesity
• 9.
• Prevention of Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence/
• Tim Lobstein
• p. 131
• 10.
• Prevention of Obesity/
• W. Philip T. James
• Timothy P. Gill
• p. 157
• 11.
• Analyzing and Influencing Obesogenic Environments/
• Boyd Swinburn
• Garry Egger
• p. 177
• 12.
• Reengineering the Built Environment: Schools, Worksites, Neighborhoods, and Parks/
• Deborah A. Cohen
• p. 195
• 13.
• Agriculture and the Food Industry's Role in America's Weight Pandemic/
• James E. Tillotson
• p. 209
• Pt. III.
• Medical Management of Obesity
• 14.
• Behavioral Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity/
• Rena R. Wing
• p. 227
• p. 249
• 15.
• Preventing Weight Regain After Weight Loss/
• Michael G. Perri
• John P. Foreyt
• Stephen D. Anton
• p. 269
• 16.
• Diet Composition and Weight Loss/
• Angela P. Makris
• Gary D. Foster
• Arne Astrup
• 17.
• Exercise and Weight Management/
• Tim Church
• p. 291
• 18.
• Sibutramine in the Management of Obesity/
• Donna H. Ryan
• p. 303
• 19.
• Drugs That Modify Fat Absorption and Alter Metabolism/
• George A. Bray
• Luc F. Van Gaal
• p. 315
• 20.
• Cannabinoid Receptor Antagonists as Potential Antiobesity Agents/
• George A. Bray
• p. 335
• David G. Parkes
• Christian Weyer
• p. 341
• 21.
• Integrated Neurohormonal Approach to the Treatment of Obesity: The Amylin Agonist Pramlintide and Its Interactions with Leptin and PYY Signaling Pathways/
• Jonathan D. Roth
• Christine Mack
• Nicole C. Kesty
• 22.
• Neuropeptide Y in the Management of Obesity/
• Ira Gantz
• Ngozi E. Erondu
• p. 363
• 23.
• Serotonin Receptor Modulation in the Treatment of Obesity/
• Jason C. G. Halford
• John E. Blundell
• p. 375
• 24.
• Melanocortin-4 Receptor as a New Target for Drug Development/
• Tung M. Fong
• Alison Strack
• p. 389
• p. 395
• 25.
• Histamine H[subscript 3] Receptor Antagonists in the Treatment of Obesity/
• Karin Rinivall
• Rolf Hohlweg
• Kjell Malmlof
• 26.
• Drugs with Thermogenic Properties/
• Arne Astrup
• Soren Toubro
• p. 405
• 27.
• Strategies to Reduce Calories in Food/
• Alexandra G. Kazaks
• Judith S. Stern
• p. 417
• 28.
• Herbal and Alternative Approaches to Obesity/
• Frank Greenway
• David Heber
• p. 425
• 29.
• Is There a Future for Gene Therapy in Obesity?/
• Sergei Zolotukhin
• p. 453
• 30.
• Prevention and Management of Dyslipidemia and the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Patients/
• Scott M. Grundy
• p. 469
• Pt. IV.
• Surgery
• 31.
• Surgical Treatment and Comorbidities/
• Henry Buchwald
• p. 485
• 32.
• Swedish Obese Subjects: A Review of Results from a Prospective Controlled Intervention Trial/
• Lars Sjostrom
• p. 503
• 33.
• Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding/
• Paul E. O'Brien
• p. 517
• 34.
• Evolving Surgical Therapy for Obesity/
• Michael J. Barker
• Walter J. Pories
• p. 535
• 35.
• Liposuction and Obesity/
• Luigi Fontana
• Samuel Klein
• p. 545
• Pt. V.
• Special Issues
• 36.
• Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder/
• Janet D. Latner
• G. Terence Wilson
• p. 553
• 37.
• Special Issues in Treatment of Pediatric Obesity/
• Robert E. Kramer
• Stephen R. Daniels
• p. 569
• 38.
• Weight Loss Clinics: Range of Capabilities, Benefits, Risks, and Costs/
• Ken Fujioka
• p. 593
• 39.
• Economic Aspects of Obesity/
• Ping Zhang
• Rui Li
• p. 607
• p. 631
• 40.
• Government's Evolving Role: Nutrition, Education, Regulation, Monitoring, and Research/
• Catherine E. Woteki
• Sandra S. Jones
• M. R. C. Greenwood
• Index.
• p. 649

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2008008242

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30 cm.

Edition

3rd ed.

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xii, 659 p.

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9781420051445

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2008008242

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• n

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b2213233