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George A. Bray (Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Claude Bouchard (Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Handbook of Obesity - Volume 2

Clinical Applications

George A. Bray (Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana),  Claude Bouchard (Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana),  John P. Kirwan (Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) ,  Leanne M. Redman (Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

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CRC Press
01 December 2023
Dietetics & nutrition; Cardiovascular medicine; Endocrinology; Obesity: treatment & therapy; Biology, life sciences
Volume 2 of the 5th Edition of the Handbook of Obesity spotlights on clinical applications for evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of obesity. It covers on the several major developments occurred between the previous and the new edition, including the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on people with obesity, the concept of “Precision Medicine”, and new medications approved by USFDA aiding patients with obesity weight loss of 15 to 20%.

This volume is structured into 5 parts:

Part 1 provides insights from evolution on changes in diet and physical activity, and the implications and results for preventing obesity, health care costs associated with obesity and the cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention and treatment Part 2 deals with evaluation of overweight patients, approaches for classifying obesity and using this knowledge to evaluate patients, and addressing ethnic and racial considerations in evaluating patients with obesity Part 3 explains the impact of lifestyle in managing obesity, which include behavioural management, diet, dietary composition, and meal timing, and the effects of physical activity and exercise in weight loss and weight loss maintenance Part 4 is focused on medications in the management of obesity. This includes drug selection, various classes of drugs, combination of drugs affecting weight loss, effect of herbal agents on weight loss and treatment of obesity in pediatric populations, genetic diseases causing obesity and the role of drugs in treating the dyslipidemias Part 5 discusses bariatric surgery, its history, procedure and effects in details, and other surgical techniques including electric stimulation of the vagus nerve, gastric balloons, intestinal liners, and liposuction
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Associate editor:   , , ,
Imprint:   CRC Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Height: 280mm,  Width: 210mm, 
Weight:   2.060kg
ISBN:   9781032551081
ISBN 10:   1032551089
Pages:   518
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

George A. Bray, MD, MACP, MACE, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Claude Bouchard, PhD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM, FTOS, FAHA, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States John P. Kirwan, PhD, Integrated Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Leanne M. Redman, PhD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Women’s Health Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Philip R. Schauer, MD, Metamor Institute, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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