Companion vol. to: Handbook of obesity : etiology and pathophysiology
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Part I. Evaluation -- 1. Classification and Evaluation of the Overweight Patient / George A. Bray -- 2. Obesity and the Primary Care Physician / Robert F. Kushner and Louis J. Aronne -- 3. Cultural Differences as Influences on Approaches to Obesity Treatment / Shiriki Kumanyika -- 4. Bias, Prejudice, Discrimination, and Obesity / Rebecca M. Puhl and Kelly D. Brownell -- Part II. Prevention -- 5. Prevention of Obesity / W. Philip T. James and Timothy P. Gill -- 6. Influence of Obesity-Producing Environments / Boyd Anthony Swinburn and Garry J. Egger -- 7. Prevention and Management of Dyslipidemia and the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Patients / Scott M. Grundy -- 8. Obesity and Eating Disorders / Susan Z. Yanovski and Albert J. Stunkard -- Part II. Treatment -- 9. Behavioral Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity / Rena R. Wing -- 10. Exercise as a Treatment for Obesity / Wayne C. Miller and Thomas A. Wadden -- 11. Preventing Weight Regain After Weight Loss / Michael G. Perri and John P. Foreyt -- 12. Sympathomimetic and Serotonergic Drugs Used to Treat Obesity / George A. Bray and Donna H. Ryan -- 13. Drugs That Modify Fat Absorption and Alter Metabolism / Luc F. Van Gaal and George A. Bray -- 14. Leptin : From Laboratory to Clinic / Jose F. Caro and Robert V. Considine -- 15. Drugs on the Horizon and Drugs Relegated to History / Roland T. Jung and George A. Bray -- 16. Drugs with Thermogenic Properties / Arne Astrup and Soren Toubro -- 17. Herbal and Alternative Approaches to Obesity / Frank L. Greenway and David Heber -- 18. Surgical Treatment of Obesity : An Overview and Results from the SOS Study / Lars Sjostrom