The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity presents an up-to-date survey of the current scientific understanding of obesity and the metabolic syndrome, as well as an overview of the most significant changes to the field over the past 30 years. By first presenting a historical context for overweight, the book drives home the point that obesity is by no means simply a contemporary problem, and its continued existence means that we neither understand it, nor have developed effective therapies. The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity is a comprehensive reference for the treatment of obesity in two parts. Part I, The Problem, examines the entire scope of the obesity epidemic, including epidemiology and history, costs of treatment, pathology, clinical types, age-related issues, and general health risks. Part II, The Solutions, describes several treatment options including diet, behavior modification, exercise, pharmacological treatment, and surgery. This volume is a thorough reference for obesity and the metabolic syndrome and offers an in-depth assessment of the problem and its myriad potential treatment options.

"The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity presents an up-to-date survey of the current scientific understanding of obesity and the metabolic syndrome, as well as an overview of the most significant changes to the field over the past 30 years. By first presenting a historical context for overweight, the book drives home the point that obesity is by no means simply a contemporary problem, and its continued existence means that we neither understand it, nor have developed effective therapies. The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity is a comprehensive reference for the treatment of obesity in two parts. Part I, The Problem, examines the entire scope of the obesity epidemic, including epidemiology and history, costs of treatment, pathology, clinical types, age-related issues, and general health risks. Part II, The Solutions, describes several treatment options including diet, behavior modification, exercise, pharmacological treatment, and surgery. This volume is a thorough reference for obesity and the metabolic syndrome and offers an in-depth assessment of the problem and its myriad potential treatment options. TOC:Part I. The Problem: 1 - Definitions and Prevalence.- 2 - How do we get fat? An epidemiological and Metabolic Approach.- 3 - Costs, Pathology and Health Risks of Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome.- 4 - Natural History of Overweight: Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Types and Age-related Changes.- Part II. The Solutions: 5 - Evaluation Prevention and Introduction to Treatment.- 6 - Diet.- 7 - Behavior Modification.- 8 - Physical Activity and Exercise in the Overweight.- 9 - Pharmacological Treatment of the Overweight Patient.- 10 - Should We Treat the Metabolic Syndrome or its Components?.- 11 - Surgical Treatment for the Overweight."

The Problem.- Definitions and Prevalence.- How Do We Get Fat?.- Costs, Pathology, and Health Risks of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome.- Natural History of Obesity.- The Solutions.- Evaluation, Prevention, and Introduction to Treatment.- Diet.- Behavior Modification.- Physical Activity and Exercise in the Obese.- Pharmacological Treatment of the Overweight Patient.- Should We Treat the Metabolic Syndrome or Its Components?.- Surgical Treatment for the Overweight Patient.