Obesity Medicine, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

This issue of Medical Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Scott Kahan and Robert Kushner, is devoted to Obesity Medicine. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Obesity as a Disease; Treating Obesity in Primary Care; Obesity Guidelines Overview; Obesity in Special Populations: The Elderly and Aging; Obesity in Special Populations: Young Adults and Adolescents; Obesity in Special Populations: Pregnancy and Peri-pregnancy, Including Epigenetics; Nutrition in Obesity Management: Cornerstones of Lifestyle Management; Physical Activity in Obesity Management: Cornerstones of Lifestyle Management; Behavioral Medicine and Counseling for Obesity; Obesity Pharmacotherapy; Medical Devices for Obesity Treatment; Bariatric Surgery for Obesity; Weight Maintenance and Long Term Management in Obesity; and Case Studies in Obesity Medicine.

List of contents

Medical Clinics of North America
Obesity Medicine
Preface
Introduction: The State of Obesity in 2017
Obesity as a Disease
Treating Obesity in Primary Care
Obesity Guidelines Overview
Obesity in Special Populations: The Elderly and Aging
Obesity in Special Populations: Young Adults and Adolescents
Obesity in Special Populations: Pregnancy and Peri-pregnancy, Including Epigenetics
Nutrition in Obesity Management: Cornerstones of Lifestyle Management
Physical Activity in Obesity Management: Cornerstones of Lifestyle Management
Behavioral Medicine and Counseling for Obesity
Obesity Pharmacotherapy
Medical Devices for Obesity Treatment
Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
Weight Maintenance and Long Term Management in Obesity
Case Studies in Obesity Medicine

Product details

• Authors: Scott Kahan, Scott (George Washington University Kahan, Kahan Scott, Robert F Kushner, Robert F. Kushner, Robert F. (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) Kushner, Kushner Robert F.
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9780323566438
• ISBN: 978-0-323-56643-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 500 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine, Obesity: Treatment & Therapy, Obesity: treatment and therapy