Health and Treatment Strategies in ObesityAvailable to Purchase
Obesity has been predicted to become the number one health problem worldwide in the next decade. Important progress has been made to discover the causes of obesity. In this volume, recent advances in the etiology of obesity, including its pathophysiology and the current nutritional treatment of obesity as well as medications used to treat obesity, are reviewed. Special attention is given to bariatric surgery. This surgical option for the treatment of obesity including reconstructive surgery associated with massive weight loss is discussed in detail. Several nutritional strategies and diets are also reviewed. The psychosocial aspects of obesity, cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal therapy for people suffering from binge eating disorder that help sustain the benefits of bariatric surgery over long term are also discussed.
This publication gives physicians and healthcare workers, including nurses, social workers and psychologists, valuable information for dealing with their patients and making them aware of the latest advances in obesity research.
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1 - 23: Recent Advances in Obesity: Adiposity Signaling and Fat Metabolism in Energy HomeostasisBySusan Aja;Susan AjaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:Timothy H. MoranTimothy H. MoranDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:
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24 - 41: Current Nutritional Treatments of ObesityByAshli GreenwaldAshli GreenwaldJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:
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42 - 52: Pharmacologic Treatment of ObesityByAniket Sidhaye;Aniket SidhayeDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of International Health,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:Lawrence J. CheskinLawrence J. CheskinDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of International Health,Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:
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53 - 60: Bariatric SurgeryByMichael Schweitzer;Michael SchweitzerDepartment of General Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:Anne LidorAnne LidorDepartment of General Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:
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61 - 72: Body Contouring following Massive Weight Loss Resulting from Bariatric SurgeryByRajiv Y. ChandawarkarRajiv Y. ChandawarkarDivision of Plastic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center and School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn., USASearch for other works by this author on:
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73 - 85: Psychosocial Aspects of ObesityByVarsha VaidyaVarsha VaidyaDepartment of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:
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86 - 93: Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Binge Eating DisorderByVarsha VaidyaVarsha VaidyaDepartment of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,Baltimore, Md., USASearch for other works by this author on:
