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Robert Kushner, Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg
School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
Victor Lawrence, Consultant Physician, Endocrinology and Diabetes,
St Mary’s Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK
Sudhesh Kumar, Professor of Medicine, Warwick Medical School,
University of Warwick, UK
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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
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"Written by experts in the field of obesity, this book covers an extremely important topic and all clinicians would benefit from reading it. Many health conditions can be linked to obesity, and many diseases are worsened by obesity. Teaching medical students, residents, and clinicians to treat and manage obesity is essential to the health of the world.” (Doody’s, 25 April 2014)
