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Obesity: Etiology, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention

Obesity: Etiology, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention

9780736003285
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Obesity:: Etiology, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention is a comprehensive professional reference of weight management research and techniques. Featuring chapters from some of the worlds top specialists in the field of weight control, it provides the most current and accurate information available today for treating obesity.

The textbook combines a literature review with practical applications, incorporating expert analysis and synthesis of obesity treatment and prevention. The book is an important resource that will prepare health professionals and clinicians to help patients of all ages manage this complex and pervasive disease.

Obesity:: Etiology, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention devotes an entire chapter to treating and preventing obesity in children and discusses other relevant topics::
- Nutrition therapy
- Physical activity
- Alternative therapies such as pharmacotherapy
- Promising trends in obesity treatment

In addition, graphs, tables, and chapter summaries make it easy for busy professionals to find and review key issues on the topic.

As obesity continues to increase at an alarming rate throughout the world, this reference provides practitioners with the latest insight into integrating physical activity, nutrition, psychology, and medicine to help obese patients manage their weight.

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Human Kinetics
100504
9780736003285
9780736003285

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Publication date
2003
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
312
Dimensions (mm)
216.00 x 279.00
Weight (g)
1066

  • Foreword
    Jack Wilmore, PhD

    List of Contributors

    Preface
    Ross Andersen, PhD, FACSM

    Part I: Etiology of Obesity

    Chapter 1. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States
    Carlos J. Crespo, DrPH, MS, FACSM
    Ellen Smit, PhD, RD

    Chapter 2. Psychosocial Correlates and Consequences of Obesity
    Myles S. Faith, PhD
    Patty E. Matz, PhD
    David B. Allison, PhD

    Chapter 3. Economic Aspects of Obesity: A Managed-Care Perspective
    Nicolaas P. Pronk, PhD

    Chapter 4. Genetic Influences on Obesity
    Brock A. Beamer, MD

    Part II: Assessment of the Obese Patient

    Chapter 5. Health-Related Quality of Life in Obese Individuals
    Kevin R. Fontaine, PhD
    Susan J. Bartlett, PhD

    Chapter 6. Body Composition Assessment in the Obese
    Timothy G. Lohman, PhD
    Laurie Milliken, PhD

    Chapter 7. Clinical Evaluation of the Obese Patient
    Samuel C. Durso, MD

    Chapter 8. Dietary Intake: Recording and Analyzing
    Judith M. Ashley, PhD, RD
    Vicki H. Bovee, MS, RD

    Chapter 9. Assessment of Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure
    Michael J. LaMonte, PhD, MPH
    Barbara E. Ainsworth, PhD, MPH
    Catrine Tudor-Locke, PhD

    Section III: Treatment and Prevention

    Chapter 10. The Importance of Body Weight Maintenance in Successful Aging
    James Dziura, MPH
    Loretta DiPietro, PhD, MPH

    Chapter 11. Treating and Preventing Pediatric Obesity
    Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, MA
    Helen Hayden-Wade, PhD
    Paul A. Cavazos, BA
    Denise E. Wilfley, PhD

    Chapter 12. Medical Nutrition Therapy Application
    Laure Sullivan, RD

    Chapter 13. Physical Activity Treatment
    Shawn C. Franckowiak, BS
    Ross E. Andersen PhD, FACSM

    Chapter 14. Physical Activity As a Therapeutic Modality
    John M. Jakicic, PhD

    Chapter 15. Helping Individuals Reduce Sedentary Behavior
    Brian E. Saelens, PhD

    Chapter 16. Physical Activity Promotion as a Public Health Strategy for Obesity Prevention
    Adrian Bauman, MD, PhD
    David Crawford, PhD

    Chapter 17. Medication for Weight Management
    William Hartman, PhD
    Joan Saxton, MD

    Chapter 18. Future Directions in Treating Obesity
    Dana M. Catanese, BA
    Melissa L. Hyder, BA
    Walker S. Carlos Poston, PhD, MPH
    John P. Foreyt, PhD

    Index
    About the Editor

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