Integrative Weight Management

Gerald Mullin, MD is an associate professor in the department of medicine as well as director of Integrative Gastroenterology Nutrition Services and director of Capsule Endoscopy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is board-certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and nutrition. He also is former president of the Maryland and Long-Island Societies of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. In 2009 he was named by the American Dietetic Association’s honorary member of the year. Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., F.A.C.P., is Associate Professor of Health, Behavior & Society, with a joint appointment in Human Nutrition and in Medicine at Johns Hopkins. He is also former director of the Gastroenterology Division, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Cheskin founded the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center in 1990. He is the principal investigator on several research grants and is a frequent contributor to research and popular articles on weight management. Laura E. Matarese, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA, CNSC is currently Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Brody School of Medicine and the Department of Nutrition Science at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. In addition to her service to NBNSC, she is an active member of the ADA, A.S.P.E.N., American Association of University Women (AAUW), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), DNS Dietetic Practice Group of the ADA, European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), North Carolina Dietetic Association (NCDA, International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) and the International Transplant Association (ITA).

1. Obesity Definition.- 2. Epidemiology of Obesity.- 3. Pathophysiology of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Animal Models.- 4. Pathophysiology of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Humans.- 5. The Role of the Gut Microbiota in Visceral Fat Inflammation and Metabolic Disorders.- 6. Assessment of the Obese Patient.- 7. Childhood Obesity: Solutions to a Growing Problem.- 8. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.- 9. Obesity and Cancer.- 10. Diabesity.- 11. Cardiovascular Complications of Obesity.- 12. Metabolic Support of the Obese Intensive Care Unit Patient.- 13. Obesity and its Impact Upon Quality of Life.- 14. Behavioral and Psychological-Based Therapies.- 15. Physical Activity for Obesity.- 16. Pharmacotherapy for Obesity.- 17. A critical review of FAD diets for weight loss-do they work?-  18. The Mediterranean Diet and the Metabolic Syndrome.- 19. Commercial Programs for Weight Control.- 20. Obesity, Inflammation and the Potential Application of Pharmaconutrition.- 21. Endoscopic Therapies for Weight Control.- 22. Surgical Management of Weight Control.- 23. Complications of Bariatric Surgery.- 24. Weight Management Centers and their Effectiveness for Obesity?- 25. Why Integrative Medicine for Weight Management?- 26. Preventive Medicine and Obesity. Prevention and Strategies for Maintenance.- 27. Dietary Supplements for Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome.- 28. Obesity and the Stress Connection. Mind-Body Therapies for Weight Control.- 29. Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome.- 30. An Integrative Approach to Eating Disorders.- 31. Religious, Cultural and Social Aspects of Eating.- 32. Patient-Centered Strategies for Effective Weight Management.- 33. Conclusions.   ​