Effective overweight and obesity treatment requires a triad of behavioral, nutritional and physical activity modifications. A basic program is clearly presented for use by healthcare professionals that includes information for self-management of weight reduction, plus when needed, the prerequisites for drug or surgical management.

Obesity - Behavioral, Medical & Surgical Management, 3rd Edition, provides multi-faceted management approaches to lead to health improvements through behavioral modification, balanced low-fat nutritional intake, daily exercise, and surgical therapy considerations for severe obesity. This updated publication also contains extensive medical literature references and resource information including BMI table and referral criteria.

Table of Contents

• Obesity quips and quotes
• Introduction and definitions
• Body mass index or BMI
• Assessment
• Epidemiology
• Childhood and adolescent obesity
• Causes/etiologies/risk factors; obesity
• Calories
• Resting metabolic rate
• Genetic factors
• Energy intake
• Numbers of fat cells
• Decreased activity or reduced energy expenditure
• Prescription drugs
• Stress, head trauma, hypothalamic abnormalities
• Viral infections
• Endocrine diseases and abnormalities
• Gastric volume and satiety
• Medical intervention (or lack thereof)
• Fat distribution characteristics of overweight and obesity
• Complications of obesity; health risks
• Cancer
• Metabolic Syndrome or Insulin Resistance Syndrome
• Cardiovascular disease
• Diabetes
• Increased intra-abdominal pressure
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Adiposis dolorosa
• Eye disease
• Asthma
• Erectile dysfunction (ED)
• Pregnancy complications
• Psychosocial complications of obesity
• Surgery
• Mortality risk of obesity in the elderly
• Weight loss and weight cycling risks
• Treatment
  • Introduction
  • What is appropriate treatment for overweight and obesity?
  • Who should be excluded from a restricted calorie weight loss program?
  • Who should be targeted for weight management?
    • Children
    • Elderly
    • Family/social involvement
  • Smoking and weight control
  • Nutrition and diet
    • Time to self-manage obesity care needs
    • Fat in the healthy diet
    • Carbohydrates a culprit?
    • Protein content of the healthy diet
    • Diet plans or prescriptions
    • Fiber
    • How many calories?
    • Low calorie diet
    • Very low calorie diet
    • Physiology of under-nutrition and starvation
    • High complex carbohydrate vis a vis high fat diets
    • Prevention of diabetes
    • Glycemic index
    • Alcohol and diabetes
    • Family nutritional counseling
    • Weight loss using complementary & alternative medicines (CAM) including green tea
    • Nutrition notes
  • Activity levels and exercise programs
    • "Move it" and "Lose it"
    • High-intensity intervals
    • Aerobic exercise training heart rates by age
    • Exercise and diabetes
    • Pedometers
    • Notes
  • Behavioral aspects of overweight and obesity
    • What others have said
    • Introduction
    • Aerobic exercise training
    • Self-management
    • Stimulus control
    • Cue avoidance
    • Cognitive behavioral therapy
    • Cognitive rehearsal
    • Cognitive restructuring
    • Stress management
    • Problem solving therapy
    • Group therapy
    • Group teletherapy
    • Internet technology for behavioral weight loss programs
    • Psychological evaluation for bariatric surgery
    • Notes
  • Drug therapy
    • Weight loss drugs commonly used in the United States
    • Safety and efficacy note
    • Off-label drug
    • Binge eating disorder (BED)
    • Drug therapy notes
  • Bariatric surgery
    • Introduction
    • Bariatric surgery clinical guideline
    • Medicare/BCBS coverage statements
    • Selection for surgery based on comorbid diabetes and hypertension in addition to BMI
    • Liposuction
  • Addendum
    • BMI table
    • Height & weight table
    • Recommended average daily energy allowances for children and adults
    • Calculating daily caloric requirements/resting energy expenditure
    • Desired weight; matching calorie maintenance chart
    • Duration of various activities to expend 150 calories
    • Burning calories or "Just Do It!"
    • Anthropometric measurement protocols
    • 12-minute fitness test, by age and sex
    • Preventive physical activity regimens
    • Resistance training
    • Recommendations for adult weight loss; a summary
    • Calories do count
    • Practical dietary therapy recommendations
    • Calcium requirements
    • Iron-rich foods
    • Caloric content of alcoholic beverages
    • Notes for healthier eating habits
    • Low calorie shopping list
    • Fat content of vegetable oils
    • Fast foods nutritional content for national restaurant menus
      • Sandwiches and entrees
      • Salads
      • Breakfast items
      • Milk, milk shakes, hot chocolate
      • Potato and other vegetable dishes
      • Desserts
    • Fiber content of foods
    • Exchange diets for varying caloric intakes
    • Soy protein content of soy products
    • Vitamins and micronutrients
    • Healthy diet linked to good cognitive performance
    • Nutritional components of sea foods
    • Addendum notes
• References and resources
  • References listed by topic
  • Resources
  • Web site links; food and nutrition
  • Web site links; obesity
  • Web site links; physical fitness