Managing Patients with Obesity

Hania González, MD, is Professor of Clinical Nutrition at La Salle Medicine School in México City, Mexico. She trained in medicine at the same Institution and a Master in Clinical Nutrition at Anáhuac University, México. She is Vicepresident of FUNSIME (Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Foundation) a non-lucrative association in México. Her main clinical activity is at Médica Sur Hospital in México managing patients with obesity, chronic diseases, cancer, and malnutrition. She is speaker for nutritional laboratories and she organizes medical-nutritional congresses to increase medicine students interest on nutrition concerns.

Introduction to obesity.- understanding a patient with obesity.- preventative care and behaviour modification.- medical management of the patient with obesity.- surgical management of the patient with obesity.- long-term support for the patient with obesity.

"This is a concise review of obesity, including its background, prevention, and medical and surgical care. ... The audience is clinicians, although the book also would be very useful for students and those in training. ... it highlights important points that clinicians need to know. Overall, a useful read." (Heather Huang, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2016)