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<p>Contributors vii</p> <p>Foreword x</p> <p>Acknowledgments xi</p> <p>Glossary xii</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I Understanding the Scope </b><b>3</b></p> <p>1 Epidemiology, etiology, and consequences of obesity 5<br /><i>Barbara J. Moore and Xavier Pi-Sunyer</i></p> <p>2 Cultural attitudes and biases toward obese persons 42<br /><i>Janet D. Latner, Rebecca M. Puhl, and Albert J. Stunkard</i></p> <p>3 The application of public health lessons to stemming the obesity epidemic 58<br /><i>Rodney Lyn, Barbara J. Moore, and Michael Eriksen</i></p> <p>4 Psychodynamic approaches to the treatment of obesity 84<br /><i>Bonnie Bernstein and Edward Mandelbaum</i></p> <p><b>Part II Etiology </b><b>93</b></p> <p>5 Genetic contributions to the development of obesity 95<br /><i>Daniel Shriner, Issa Coulibaly, </i><i>Georgina Ankra-Badu, Tesfaye M. Baye, and David B. Allison</i></p> <p>6 Hidden persuaders: environmental contributors to obesity 108<br /><i>Brian Wansink</i></p> <p>7 White adipose tissue as a dynamic organ 123<br /><i>Aliki Kosteli and Anthony W. Ferrante Jr.</i></p> <p>8 Appetite and body weight regulation 133<br /><i>Joseph R. Vasselli</i></p> <p>9 Eating behaviors in obesity: the role of appetite 161<br /><i>Susan Carnell, Leora Benson, and Jane Wardle</i></p> <p>10 The relation of pregnancy and lactation to obesity development in the mother and child 181<br /><i>Sally Ann Lederman</i></p> <p><b>Part III Health Consequences </b><b>197</b></p> <p>11 Effect of obesity on development and health in childhood 199<br /><i>Ileana Vargas and Sharron Dalton</i></p> <p>12 Impact of obesity during adulthood on chronic disease: diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and cancer 209<br /><i>Jeanine B. Albu</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Assessment </b><b>221</b></p> <p>13 Measurement of human body composition to assess obesity 223<br /><i>Dympna Gallagher and Jung-Eun Yim</i></p> <p>14 Assessment of obesity risk in the community 239<br /><i>Carmen R. Isasi, Nichola Davis, and Judith Wylie-Rosett</i></p> <p><b>Part V Prevention and Intervention</b><b>Approaches and Settings </b><b>251</b></p> <p>15 Behavioral approaches to the treatment of obesity 253<br /><i>Meghan L. Butryn, Vicki L. Clark, and Maria C. Coletta</i></p> <p>16 Non-dieting approaches to the treatment of obesity 273<br /><i>Melissa A. Napolitano and Gary D. Foster</i></p> <p>17 Dietary intervention approaches to the treatment of obesity 295<br /><i>Cathy A. Nonas and Karen Reznik Dolins</i></p> <p>18 Pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obesity 310<br /><i>George A. Bray</i></p> <p>19 Surgical treatment of severe obesity: patient selection and screening, surgical options, and nutritional management 320<br /><i>Marc Bessler, Daniel Davis, Beth Schrope, Akuenzunkpa Ude, Nancy L. Restuccia, </i><i>Meredith Urban-Skuro, and Mary DiGiorgi</i></p> <p>20 Metabolic consequences of weight reduction 333<br /><i>Michael Rosenbaum</i></p> <p>21 The role of physical activity in weight loss and weight loss maintenance 344<br /><i>Jamile A. Ashmore, Georita Frierson, and Steven N. Blair</i></p> <p>22 The challenge of weight loss maintenance: successful losers 354<br /><i>Rena R. Wing and James O. Hill</i></p> <p>23 Treatment of obesity in the primary care setting 365<br /><i>Louis J. Aronne and Judy Townsend</i></p> <p>24 Worksite health promotion for obesity prevention 374<br /><i>Wahida Karmally and Megan Tubman</i></p> <p>25 Treatment of overweight and obesity in children 384<br /><i>Sharron Dalton and Ileana Vargas</i></p> <p>26 School-based interventions for overweight and obesity prevention 400<br /><i>Isobel R. Contento, Pamela A. Koch, and Angela Calabrese-Barton</i></p> <p>27 Preventing childhood obesity: It Takes a Nation 424<br /><i>Barbara J. Moore, I. J. Frame, and Ninia Baehr</i></p> <p>Index 463</p>

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<p><b>About the Editors</b> <p><b>Sharon R. Akabas</b> has taught a wide range of nutrition-related courses at Columbia University for nearly 30 years. She is particularly interested in helping students understand the complexity of weight, from basic science to practice and policy. She is currently the Director of the MS in Nutrition Program at Columbia's Institute of Human Nutrition. <p><b>Sally Ann Lederman</b> has been a faculty member in nutrition and public health at Columbia University since 1983. Most of her teaching and research have focused on the biological and public health aspects of pregnancy and lactation. <p><b>Barbara J. Moore</b> has more than 30 years of experience in the field of obesity. Her background includes research, education, policy formulation and program development in the public and private sectors.

<p><b>Textbook of Obesity</b> <p>Biological, Psychological and Cultural Influences <p>Edited by Sharon R. Akabas, Sally Ann Lederman and Barbara J. Moore <p>Textbook of Obesity is designed to cover all of the essential elements concerning the etiology, prevention and treatment of obesity suitable for students in nutrition, dietetics and health science courses. Providing core knowledge for students is an essential and urgent requirement to ensure that those graduating will be properly equipped to deal with the high prevalence of overweight and obesity, currently affecting almost two-thirds of the population of the USA and with much of the rest of the world rapidly catching up. <p>This landmark text is organized into 5 parts comprising 27 chapters, each carefully written in a user-friendly style by experts in the area. Part I helps the reader to understand the scope and complexity of the problem of obesity. Part II focuses on obesity etiology. Part III examines the health consequences of obesity for both children and adults. Part IV discusses the challenge of assessing obesity in humans and offers insights into community factors that influence the risk of obesity. Finally, Part V dedicates 13 chapters to a discussion of a wide variety of obesity prevention and treatment interventions that are currently in use. <p>Textbook of Obesity is an essential purchase for students and the many health professionals dealing with obesity on a day-to-day basis. A dedicated companion website features an extensive bank of questions and answers for readers to test their understanding, and all of the book's illustrations for instructors to download.

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