Content: Obesity: the scope of a growing problem / Harold C. Seim --
Etiologies of obesity / Larry A. Richardson --
Health hazards of obesity / G. Michael Steelman --
Evaluation of the obese patient / James T. Cooper --
Dietary treatment of the obese individual / Mary C. Vernon, Eric C. Westman, and James A. Wortman --
The role of physical activity in the treatment of the obese individual / Deborah Bade Horn --
Behavioral modication / Erin Chamberlin-Snyder --
Pharmacotherapy / Ed J. Hendricks --
Maintenance of weight loss / Scott Rigden --
Surgical treatment of the obese individual / John B. Cleek --
Medical treatment of pediatric obesity / Mary C. Vernon and Eric C. Westman --
Residential lifestyle modication programs for the treatment of obesity / Howard J. Eisenson and Eric C. Westman --
Current research and future hope / Frank L. Greenway and Steven R. Smith --
Legal aspects and issues related to bariatric medical practice / James L. Bland.
Abstract: ''Addressing a growing epidemic in today's world, Obesity: Evaluation and Treatment Essentials presents practical treatment protocols for obesity, including exercise, pharmacology, behavior modification, and dietary factors, from the point of view of the practicing physician. Encompassing a multidisciplinary audience of clinicians and researchers, this comprehensive resource is an invaluable, user-friendly tool for bariatric physicians and surgeons, endocrinologists, diabetologists, nutritionists, dieticians, and all those who treat obesity. Written by prominent members of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, this text: -Showcases successful treatment methods by including key points of various clinicians in each chapter -Includes an up-to-date chapter on the pharmacology of bariatric medicine that identifies the three classes of obesity drugs: those that increase energy expenditure, those that decrease energy intake, and those that inhibit the digestion and absorption of food -Addresses various dietary intervention approaches such as low calorie balanced diets, low carbohydrate diets, and very low carbohydrate diets -Explores the comorbidities of obesity, such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and Type II diabetes''--Provided by publisher