Obesity /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
American College of Physicians,
[2001]
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| Series: | ACP key diseases series.
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Table of Contents:
- Epidemiology of obesity
- Etiology of obesity
- Pathophysiology of obesity and metabolic response to weight loss
- medical complications of intentional weight loss
- Medical assessment and treatment of the obese patient
- Nutritional intervention in the medical management of obesity
- Physical activity and exercise in the treatment of obesity
- Behavioral treatment of obesity in the primary care setting
- Pharmacologic therapy for obesity
- Weight loss surgery
- Future pharmacotherapy for obesity : integration of meatbolism and body weight regulation
- Weight loss recidivism and relapse prevention