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Obesity is a hugely expensive and increasing problem worldwide, leading to disability, reproductive problems, depression and accelerated metabolic and vascular diseases in a large proportion of men, women and children. The ABC of Obesity is a new guide which will aid its effective management, addressing issues such as dieting, exercise, self esteem, drug treatment and surgery. Recent evidence is used to highlight frequent problems, successful treatment options, and the most common causes.
Written by leading experts, this is a widely accessible text and an indispensable guide for all general practitioners, junior doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the treatment and research of this common condition.
Obesity is a hugely expensive and increasing problem worldwide, leading to disability, reproductive problems, depression and accelerated metabolic and vascular diseases in a large proportion of men, women and children. The ABC of Obesity is a new guide which will aid its effective management, addressing issues such as dieting, exercise, self esteem, drug treatment and surgery. Recent evidence is used to highlight frequent problems, successful treatment options, and the most common causes.
Written by leading experts, this is a widely accessible text and an indispensable guide for all general practitioners, junior doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the treatment and research of this common condition.
Due to publisher restrictions the library cannot purchase additional copies of this title, and we apologize if there is a long waiting list. Be sure to check for other copies, because there may be other editions available.
Due to publisher restrictions the library cannot purchase additional copies of this title, and we apologize if there is a long waiting list. Be sure to check for other copies, because there may be other editions available.
About the Author-
Naveed Sattar Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Glasgow
Table of Contents-
Contributors vii
Foreword ix
1 Obesity—time to wake up 1 David Haslam, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
2 Assessment of obesity and its clinical implications 4 Thang S Han, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
3 Management: Part I—Behaviour change, diet, and activity 8 Alison Avenell, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
4 Management: Part II—Drugs 12 Mike Lean, Nick Finer
5 Management: Part III—Surgery 16 John G Kral
6 Strategies for preventing obesity 20 Mike Lean, Jose Lara, James O Hill
7 Risk factors for diabetes and coronary heart disease 24 Sarah H Wild, Christopher D Byrne
8 Obesity and vascular disease 27 Debbie A Lawlor, Mike Lean, Naveed Sattar
9 Obesity and cancer 31 Donald C McMillan, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean, Colin S McArdle
10 Obesity and reproduction 34 Jane E Ramsay, Ian Greer, Naveed Sattar
11 Childhood obesity 38 John J Reilly, David Wilson
12 Obesity—can we turn the tide? 42 Mike Lean, Laurence Gruer, George Alberti, Naveed Sattar
Index 47
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