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Informationen zum Autor About the Authors Dympna Pearson is a Registered Dietitian with extensive experience of working in different clinical settings and of providing training for healthcare professionals. Her particular interests are lifestyle change in relation to diabetes, coronary heart disease and weight management. Clare Grace is a Registered Dietitian with many years of experience in the clinical management of obesity and has a particular interest in the research underpinning weight management interventions. She provides regular obesity management training for healthcare professionals and students. Klappentext Weight Management A Practitioner's Guide Dympna Pearson and Clare Grace Amid an alarming rise in the prevalence of obesity, there has been a similar rapid expansion in the theory and evidence base surrounding its management but limited detail on the practical application of lifestyle treatments. This exciting new book provides practitioners and those studying to become healthcare professionals with a much-needed modern guide which clearly presents the latest evidence underpinning obesity interventions and how to deliver these in practice. Written by renowned experts Dympna Pearson and Clare Grace, the book is intended as a ready reference for those working in both acute and community settings throughout the different and demanding stages of the weight management process. It explains how effective evidence-based programmes, structured to address the key components of diet and physical activity and integrated with a behavioural approach, can achieve improved outcomes. Bringing together evidence of best practice, it considers in detail the practical application of these approaches and provides clear answers to frequently encountered challenges. Key Features A practical guide to tackling weight management Primary focus on lifestyle interventions in adults covering diet, exercise and behavioural therapy Step-by-step framework of care for overweight and obese individuals Related Titles Textbook of Obesity: Biological, Psychological and Cultural Influences Edited by Sharon Akabas, Sally Ann Lederman and Barbara J. Moore ISBN: 978-0-470-65588-7 Food and Western Disease: Health and Nutrition from an Evolutionary Perspective Staffan Lindeberg ISBN: 978-1-4051-9771-7 Zusammenfassung Weight Management: A Practitioners' Guide explains how effective evidence-based programmes structured in a manner addressing the key components of diet and physical activity integrated with a behavioural approach could offer the solution to the obesity epidemic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xv Acknowledgements xvi Introduction xvii Section 1 Background Information 1 1 Why Treat Obesity? 3 What is the scale of the obesity problem? 3 Why does it matter? 3 Obesity and early death 4 Obesity and type 2 diabetes 4 Obesity and cancer 5 Obesity and cardiovascular disease 5 Quality of life 5 Factors that increase the risk of obesity 6 Smoking cessation 6 Certain medications 7 Obesity and its causes 7 Why do practitioners need a good understanding of obesity causes? 7 What are the causes of obesity? 8 Biology and genes 9 Eating and activity behaviours 10 The obesogenic environment 10 Health benefi ts of modest weight loss 11 Conclusion 11 References 12 2 Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Obesity and its Management 15 What does the evidence say about discrimination and weight bias in society? 16 In employment 16 In education 16 In health care 17 Where does weight bias come from? 17 Media and TV images 17 Cultural factors 18 Beliefs about the causes of ...
