Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children, Second Edition

Copyright © 2005 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children, Second Edition

Editor(s): Peter G. Kopelman, Ian D. Caterson, William H. Dietz

Published Online: 26 OCT 2007

Print ISBN: 9781405116725

Online ISBN: 9780470987087

DOI: 10.1002/9780470987087

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Highly Commended in the 2006 British Medical Association Book Awards (Endocrinology)

This Second Edition brings together more than 20 internationally recognized experts in the field to provide a timely review of current knowledge. The text remains an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients who are obese.

New features of this Second Edition include:

  • Addition of two new co-editors - Professor Bill Dietz, USA and Professor Ian Caterson, Australia
  • Increased number of contributors from around the globe - providing a truly international perspective
  • Includes new information about the causes of obesity, its complications and new (and novel) methods of prevention and treatment
  • Reorganized into sections that address obesity and its social and cultural aspects, biology, associated diseases, life stages (pediatric and adult), management, and environmental and policy approaches

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–x)

  2. Part 1: Obesity

    1. Chapter 1

      Epidemiology - Definition and Classification of Obesity (pages 1–11)

      Jacob C. Seidell

    2. Chapter 2

      Measuring Body Composition in Adults and Children (pages 12–28)

      Susan Jebb and Jonathan Wells

    3. Chapter 3

      Social Consequences of Obesity (pages 29–45)

      Rebecca M. Puhl, Kathryn E. Henderson and Kelly D. Brownell

    4. Chapter 4

      Obesity and Culture (pages 46–64)

      Pippa Craig

  3. Part 2: Biology of Obesity

    1. Chapter 5

      Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis (pages 65–80)

      Abdul G. Dulloo

    2. Chapter 6

      Genes and Obesity (pages 81–92)

      I. Sadaf Farooqi

    3. Chapter 7

      Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity (pages 93–101)

      Mary Barker and David I. W. Phillips

    4. Chapter 8

      Metabolic Fuels and Obesity: Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue (pages 102–122)

      Keith N. Frayn and Ellen E. Blaak

    5. Chapter 9

      Energy and Macronutrient Needs in Relation to Substrate Handling in Obesity (pages 123–136)

      W. Philip T. James

    6. Chapter 10

      Biology of Obesity: Eating Behaviour (pages 137–148)

      John E. Blundell, Graham Finlayson and Jason Halford

    7. Chapter 11

      Energy Expenditure in Humans: the Influence of Activity, Diet and the Sympathetic Nervous System (pages 149–160)

      Hamid R. Farshchi, Moira A. Taylor and Ian A. Macdonald

  4. Part 3: Obesity and Disease

    1. Chapter 12

      Obesity and Dyslipidaemia: Importance of Body Fat Distribution (pages 161–183)

      André Tchernof and Jean-Pierre Després

    2. Chapter 13

      Obesity and Disease: Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (pages 184–197)

      Joseph Proietto

    3. Chapter 14

      Obesity and Disease: Hormones and Obesity (pages 198–212)

      Jonathan Pinkney

  5. Part 4: Childhood Obesity

    1. Chapter 15

      Childhood Obesity: Definition, Classification and Assessment (pages 213–230)

      Aviva Must and Sarah E. Anderson

    2. Chapter 16

      Childhood Obesity: Consequences and Physical and Psychosocial Complications (pages 231–248)

      Kate Steinbeck

  6. Part 5: Adult Obesity

    1. Chapter 17

      Adult Obesity: Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (pages 249–268)

      Shivani Dewan and John Wilding

    2. Chapter 18

      Cardiovascular Consequences of Obesity (pages 269–280)

      Ian Wilcox

    3. Chapter 19

      Adult Obesity: Fertility (pages 281–295)

      Stephen Robinson, Stephen Franks and Jasmine Leonce

    4. Chapter 20

      Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (pages 296–315)

      Brendon J. Yee and Ronald R. Grunstein

  7. Part 6: Management

    1. Chapter 21

      An Overview of Obesity Management (pages 317–326)

      Peter G. Kopelman and Ian D. Caterson

    2. Chapter 22

      Dietary Management of Obesity: Eating Plans (pages 327–349)

      Janet Franklin and Carolyn Summerbell

    3. Chapter 23

      Behavioural Treatment of Obesity: Achievements and Challenges (pages 350–362)

      Thomas A. Wadden and Vicki L. Clark

    4. Chapter 24

      Exercise and Obesity (pages 363–379)

      Marleen A. van Baak and Wim H.M. Saris

    5. Chapter 25

      Management of Obesity: Pharmacotherapy (pages 380–393)

      Richard L. Atkinson

    6. Chapter 26

      The Management of Obesity: Surgery (pages 394–406)

      Paul E. O'Brien and John B. Dixon

    7. Chapter 27

      Weight Loss Maintenance (pages 407–420)

      Kristina Elfhag and Stephan Rössner

    8. Chapter 28

      Educating and Training Health-Care Professionals (pages 421–427)

      Peter G. Kopelman

  8. Part 7: Environmental and Policy Approaches

    1. Chapter 29

      Obesity in Asian Populations (pages 429–442)

      Timothy P. Gill

    2. Chapter 30

      Environmental and Policy Approaches: Alternative Methods (pages 443–455)

      Garry Egger and Anne Thorburn

    3. Chapter 31

      A Comprehensive Approach to Obesity Prevention (pages 456–471)

      Boyd Swinburn and Colin Bell

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      Index (pages 473–493)

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