Clinical Obesity in Adults and ChildrenA comprehensive and incisive exploration of obesity in society and the clinical settingIn the newly revised Fourth Edition of Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children, a team of expert medical practitioners deliver a comprehensive exploration of the increasingly widespread disease of obesity. The book discusses topics such as the causes of obesity, the disease-model of obesity, the management of adult and childhood obesity, and policy approaches to obesity.Designed to enable readers to better understand the full complexity of obesity -- both within society and in the clinical setting -- the book discusses a disease that is the leading cause of ill health around the world. The editors have included contributions from leading international experts in their respective fields that address every major aspect of this often misunderstood disease.Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:* Introductions to the history and scale of the obesity problem across the world and its epidemiology and social determinants* Comprehensive explorations of those affected by obesity, including fetal and infant origins, genetic causes, bias and stigma encountered by those affected by obesity, and the psychobiology of obesity* Practical discussions of obesity as a disease, including its co-morbidities of dyslipidemia, fertility, cardiovascular consequences, and obstructive sleep apnea* In-depth examinations of the management of obesity in adults and children, including contemporary approaches to clinical and dietary management, and behavioral treatmentsPerfect for doctors and allied health professionals who regularly work with patients suffering from obesity, Clinical ;Obesity in Adults and Children will also earn a place in the libraries of health researchers and scholars studying obesity and nutrition, dieticians, nutritionists, and anyone else with a professional interest in an increasingly prevalent health problem.

List of Contributors, viiPreface, xiList of Abbreviations, xiiiPart 1 Obesity, 11 Obesity - Introduction: History and the Scale of the Problem Worldwide, 3W. Philip T. James and Tim Gill2 The Epidemiology and Social Determinants of Obesity, 17Lindsay M. Jaacks and Mariachiara Di CesarePart 2 Causes of Obesity, 313 Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity, 33Emily Oken and Susan E. Ozanne4 Genes and Obesity, 47I. Sadaf Farooqi5 Bias, Stigma, and Social Consequences of Obesity, 58Rebecca L. Pearl and Christina M. Hopkins6 Ecology, Protein Leverage, and Public Health, 72David Raubenheimer and Stephen J. Simpson7 The Living Environment and Physical Activity, 89Jean-Michel Oppert and Hélène Charreire8 Psychobiology of Obesity: Eating Behavior and Appetite Control, 99Michelle Dalton, Nicola Buckland and John Blundell9 Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis, 113Yann Ravussin and Abdul G. DullooPart 3 Obesity as a Disease, 12910 Obesity, Ectopic Fat and Type 2 Diabetes, 131Ann Verhaegen and Luc F. Van Gaal11 Obesity and Dyslipidemia, Importance of Body Fat Distribution, 148Fredrik Karpe12 Obesity and Fertility, 154Arianne N. Sweeting13 Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease, 159Bo Kyung Koo and Soo Lim14 Cardiovascular Consequences, 178Naveed Sattar15 Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 192Henry W. Ainge-Allen, Brendon J. Yee and Ronald R. Grunstein16 Obesity and Cancer, 211Michael R. SkiltonPart 4 Management of AdultObesity, 22117 A Practical Approach to Contemporary Obesity Management, 223Ian D. Caterson, Arianne N. Sweeting and Peter G. Kopelman18 Dietary Management of Obesity: Eating Plans, 232Janet Franklin and Kyra Sim19 The Behavioral Treatment of Obesity, 249Ariana M. Chao, Kerry M. Quigley and Thomas A. Wadden20 Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Promoting Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance, 262Daniel J. Cuthbertson and Laurence J. Dobbie21 Adjunctive Therapy, Including Pharmacotherapy, 279Dalal Al-Bazz and John P.H. Wilding22 The Management of Obesity: Surgery, 297Wendy A. Brown and David Martin23 Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Cycling, 306Catherine Hankey24 Training and Medical Systems for Obesity Care, 314William H. DietzPart 5 Childhood Obesity, 32325 The Prevention of Childhood Obesity, 325William H. Dietz and Louise A. Baur26 Consequences of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: The Need for a Broad Approach, 339Yvonne Anderson and Chu Shan Elaine Chew27 The Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity, 353Sarah Armstrong and Nathalie Farpour-LambertPart 6 Policy Approaches, 36528 Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention, 367Tim Lobstein29 The Double Burden of Malnutrition, 386Li Kheng Chai, Jenna Hollis, Clare Collins and Alessandro Demaio30 Taxes, Subsidies, and Policies, 394Simon Barquera, Lesly Véjar, Mariel White and Mishel Unar-Munguia31 The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change, 409Boyd Swinburn, Peter Hovmand, Wilma Waterlander and Steve AllenderIndex, 428