Clinical Obesity and Related Metabolic Disease in Adults and Children

Highly Commended in the 2006 British Medical Association Book Awards (Endocrinology) This Second Edition brings together more than 20 internationally recognized experts in the field to provide a timely review of current knowledge. The text remains an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients who are obese. New features of this Second Edition include: Addition of two new co-editors – Professor Bill Dietz, USA and Professor Ian Caterson, Australia Increased number of contributors from around the globe – providing a truly international perspective Includes new information about the causes of obesity, its complications and new (and novel) methods of prevention and treatment Reorganized into sections that address obesity and its social and cultural aspects, biology, associated diseases, life stages (pediatric and adult), management, and environmental and policy approaches

Obesity is a serous problem affecting 302 million people globally. This new second edition of Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children continues to provide an informative, concise approach to the problem - serving as an invaluable resource for all health care professionals involved in the care of patients who are obese.

New Features of this edition include:

• Extensively revised and updated
  
• Presented in a larger format
  
• Introduction to two new, highly respected co-editors, Ian Caterson and William H. Dietz
  
• A truly international author and editor team which present the global perspective on the evidence, cause and treatment of obesity.

On the previous edition:

"this excellent textbook not only integrates the clinical and practical aspects of obesity as a disease entity but also bridges the gap between the laboratory and the clinic. Clinical Obesity provides easily accessible, updated information together with some predictions about future developments, which will prove very interesting for both clinicians and scientists working in this exciting field."
--Obesity Matters

Obesity is a serious problem affecting 302 million people globally. This new second edition continues to provide an informative and concise approach to the problem - serving as an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients who are obese. Topics include: epidemiology, effects, lipoprotein metabolism, dietary treatment, exercise, surgical and drug treatment, and public health strategies. Obesity is a serious problem affecting 302 million people globally. This new second edition of Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children continues to provide an informative, concise approach to the problem - serving as an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients who are obese. Obesity is generally defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 and higher.