Office management of obesity

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Office management of obesity

[edited by] George A. Bray

Saunders, c2004

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Primary care

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Consists mostly of articles originally published in Primary care clinics in office practice

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book addresses the prevalence and risks of obesity and how primary care doctors should approach evaluation and treatment for the obese patient. Chapters include succinct explanations on the prevalence of obesity, how food intake leads to weight gain, and how the primary care doctor should treat the obese patient, including new drug therapies, the risks and benefits of herbal preparations, and behavioral modifications. George Bray is a renowned expert in the field of obesity, and has brought many of obesity's 'big players' into the book as contributors. The chapters are current, concise, and review the most relevant information in the field.

Table of Contents

Evaluation of Body Composition: Practical Guidelines Dympna Gallagher, MD Department of Medicine and Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University Body Composition Unit, Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital New York, NY Mi-Yeon Song, PhD Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital New York, NY The Prevalence of Obesity Holly Wyatt, MD Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, & Diabetes University of Colorado Health Science Center Centers for Obesity Research and Education Denver, CO The Etiology of Obesity Catherine M. Kotz, MD Veterans Affairs Medical Center Minneapolis, MN Allen S. Levine, MD Director, Minnesota Obesity Center Minneapolis VA Medical Center Minneapolis, MN Charles J. Billington, MD VA Medical Center Metabolic/Endocrine Section Minneapolis, MN The Metabolic Syndrome Michael D. Jensen, MD Endocrine Research Unit Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, MD Endocrine Research Unit Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN The Menopause and Obesity Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD Women's Nutrition Research Program Pennington Biomedical Research Center Baton Rouge, LA Problems in Childhood Obesity Sandra Hassink, MD Department of Pediatrics Division of General Pediatrics Dupont Hospital Wilmington, DE Obesity: Food Intake Judy Stern, ScD Division of Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition, and Vascular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of California, Davis Davis, CA Alexandra Kazaks Division of Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition, and Vascular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of California, Davis Davis, CA Risks of Obesity George Bray, MD Pennington Biomedical Research Center Baton Rouge, LA The Office Approach to the Obese Patient Robert Kushner, M.D. Northwestern University Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL Clinical Evaluation of the Obese Patient Frank Greenway, MD Pennington Biomedical Research Center Baton Rouge, LA Behavioral Techniques for Treating the Obese Patient Rena Wing, PhD The Miriam Hospital, Providence Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Providence, RI Amy A. Gorin, PhD Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Brown Medical School Providence, RI Exercise Strategies for the Obese Patient John M. Jakicic Ph.D. The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center Providence, RI Use of Xenical to Treat Obesity Priscilla Hollander, M.D., Ph.D. Baylor Hospital, Dallas Dallas, TX Use of Sibutramine to Treat the Obese Patient Donna H. Ryan, M.D. Pennington Biomedical Research Center Baton Rouge, LA Treatment of Diabetes in the Obese Patient Jeanine Albu, M.D. Columbia University, New York Obesity Research Center New York, NY Surgery for the Obese Patient George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Ctr. Boston, MA Herbal Preparations for Obesity: Are they useful? David Heber, M.D. UCLA Center for Human Nutrition Los Angeles, CA

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