Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children (eBook)

Professor Peter Kopelman is Professor of Clinical Medicineat Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine andDentistry, University of London, and an Honorary ConsultantPhysician to Barts and The London NHS Trust. He is also the DeputyWarden of the School of Medicine. Professor Kopelman has a long-standing interest in diabetes careand initiated a district-wide scheme for integrated care in EastLondon. He established an Obesity Clinic at the Royal LondonHospital in 1980 that now has a national reputation and receivesreferrals from around the United Kingdom. The clinic focusesparticularly on patients with extreme obesity and those with lesserdegrees of obesity but who have developed complications as aconsequence of the condition. Professor Kopelman's major research interest is in the field ofobesity, in particular endocrine aspects and possible geneticdeterminants. He is also interested in the pathophysiology ofassociated complications and their management. Professor Kopelmanis a past chairman of the Association for the Study of Obesity,President of the European Association for the Study of Obesity, aTrustee of the International Association for the Study of Obesityand a member of the Department of Health and Food Standards AgencyScientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition. Professor Kopelman is amember of the Chief Medical Officer's Working Group on physicalactivity. He is chairman of the Royal College of PhysiciansCommittee on Nutrition and chaired the College's WorkingParty on the management of obesity with particular reference todrug therapy. He also chaired the College's Working Party onnutritional care of patients that resulted in the publication of areport entitled 'Nutrition and Patients - a Doctor'sResponsibility" Professor Ian Caterson is a recognised internationalexpert on obesity. Research areas include insulin resistance, thecause and consequences of obesity and the foetal origins ofdisease. As well he is an acknowledged expert on the MetabolicSyndrome and is looking at better definitions of this syndrome andwhether there are specific ethnic differences. He is Past Presidentof Australian Diabetes Society and of Australasian Society for theStudy of Obesity and is currently Regional Vice-President,International Association for the Study of Obesity, Member,Scientific Council, International Obesity Task Force, Co-DirectorNSW Centre for Overweight & Obesity, NSW Centre for Publichealth Nutrition. He is also the Obesity Editor for the journalDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Professor William Dietz is Director of the Division ofNutrition and Physical Activity in the Center for Chronic DiseasePrevention and Health Promotion at the CDC. Before his CDCappointment, he was Professor of Pediatrics at the Tuft'sUniversity School of Medicine, and Director of Clinical Nutritionat the Floating Hospital of New England Medical Center Hospitals.Dr. Dietz's research has focused on the epidemiology of childhoodobesity, the clinical consequences of childhood and adolescentobesity, optimal dietary therapy for overweight children andadolescents, and the implications of reduced energy expenditure forthe development of overweight in children and adolescents. He isthe author of over 150 publications in the scientific literature,and the editor of three books, including A Guide to Your Child'sNutrition.

Preface to Second Edition.

Part 1: Obesity.

1. Epidemiology - Definition and Classification of Obesity.

2. Measuring Body Composition in Adults and Children.

3. Social Consequences of Obesity.

4. Obesity and Culture.

Part 2: Biology of Obesity.

5. Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis.

6. Genes and Obesity.

7. Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity.

8. Metabolic Fuels and Obesity: Carbohydrate and LipidMetabolism in Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue.

9. Energy and Macronutrient Needs in Relation to SubstrateHandling in Obesity.

10. Biology of Obesity: Eating Behaviour.

11. Energy Expenditure in Humans: The Influence of Activity,Diet and the Sympathetic Nervous System.

Part 3: Obesity and Disease.

12. Obesity and Dislipidaemia: Importance of Body FatDistribution.

13. Obesity and Disease: Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, MetabolicSyndrome and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

14. Obesity and Disease: Hormones and Obesity.

Part 4: Childhood Obesity.

15. Childhood Obesity: Definition, Classification andAssessment.

16. Childhood Obesity: Consequences and Physical andPsychosocial and Complications.

Part V: Adult Obesity.

17. Adult Obesity: Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes andNon-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis.

18. Cardiovascular Consequences of Obesity.

19. Adult Obesity: Fertility.

20. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Part 6: Management.

21. An Overview of Obesity Management.

22. Dietary Management of Obesity: Eating Plans.

23. Behavioural Treatment of Obesity: Achievements andChallenges.

24. Exercise and Obesity.

25. Management of Obesity: Pharmacotherapy.

26. The Management of Obesity: Surgery.

27. Weight Loss Maintenance.

28. Education and Training Health-Care Professionals.

Part VII: Environmental and Policy Approaches.

29. Obesity in Asian Populations.

30. Environmental and Policy Approaches: AlternativeMethods.

31. A Comprehensive Approach to Obesity Prevention.

Index.

"This unique and comprehensive textbook on obesity has a distinctlyinternational flavor and should be considered mandatory reading forany medical subspecialist or primary care physician who takes careof patients who are obese." (The New England Journal ofMedicine, 2006 (on the second edition))

"This excellent textbook not only integrates the clinical andpractical aspects of obesity as a disease entity but also bridgesthe gap between the laboratory and the clinic. ClinicalObesity provides easily acessible, updated information togetherwith some predictions about future developments, which will provevery interesting for both clinicians and scientists working in thisexciting field." (Obesity Matters (on the firstedition))

"Less than a fifth of the book is taken up by basic science, therest is about how to investigate and manage the obese patient. Itis written by active clinicians and scientists and offers soliddogmatic advice rather than being a text with every factreferenced. I have enjoyed having it on my desk and will continueto thumb through it." (Family Practice (on the firstedition))