Part 1 Prevention and Economic Outcomes of Obesity
Chapter 1 Dietary Changes in Human Evolution: Implications for the Prevention of Obesity
Peter Andrews and Richard Johnson
Chapter 2 Evolutionary Changes in Physical Activity, Diet, and Energy Expenditure: Implications for the Prevention of Obesity
Herman Pontzer
Chapter 3 Prevention of Obesity in Adults
Suzanne Phelan
Chapter 4 The Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Tim Lobstein and Louise Baur
Chapter 5 Re-engineering the Built Environment: Progress in Schools, Worksites, Neighborhoods, and Communities
Stephanie T. Broyles and Maura M. Kepper
Chapter 6 The Economic Costs of Obesity
Adam Biener, John Cawley, and Chad Meyerhoefer
Chapter 7 Cost-effectiveness of Obesity Prevention and Treatment
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Marj Moodie, and Victoria Brown
Chapter 8 Role of Government and Non-Government Organizations in the Obesity Pandemic and Its Prevention
Simon Barquera, Mariel White, Gabriela Argumedo, Carolina Batis, and Juan Rivera-Dommarco
Chapter 9 Role of Reimbursement in the Delivery of Treatment for Obesity in Adults and Children
Chika Vera Anekwe, Veronica R. Johnson, Matthew J. Townsend, and Fatima Cody Stanford
Part 2 Evaluation of the Patients with Overweight or Obesity
Chapter 10 Classification, Evaluation, and Staging of the Patient with Obesity
Robert F. Kushner and Amanda Velazquez
Chapter 11 Indicators of Central Adiposity: A Critical Evaluation of Their Usefulness
Ian J. Neeland, Jean-Pierre Després, André C. Carpentier, and Paul Poirier
Chapter 12 Genetic Obesity Syndromes
I. Sadaf Farooqi and Stephen O’Rahilly
Chapter 13 Ethnic and Racial Considerations in the Evaluation of the Patient with Obesity
Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Sean Wharton, Fatima Cody Stanford, and Daniel G. Aaron
Part 3 Lifestyle in the Management of Obesity: Behavioral Modification, Diet, and Exercise
Chapter 14 Best Practices: Obesity and the Primary Care Providers
Christine Gallagher, Donna H. Ryan, and William Dietz
Chapter 15 In-person Behavioral Approaches for Weight Management
Jena S. Tronieri and Thomas A. Wadden
Chapter 16 Behavioral Interventions Delivered Remotely
Christoph Höchsmann and Corby K. Martin
Chapter 17 Cultural Considerations in Behavioral Therapy for Management of Obesity
Robert L. Newton, Jr., Elva Arredondo, Patricia Dionicio, and Noe C. Crespo
Chapter 18 Diet Composition and Weight Loss: Is a Calorie a Calorie?
Kevin D. Hall
Chapter 19 Circadian Rhythms and Weight Loss: Timed Food Intake
Emily N. C. Manoogian, Nikko R. Gutierrez, Erika Padilla, and Michael J. Wilkinson
Chapter 20 Comparison of Modern-Millennial Diets
Monica Dinu, Daniela Martini, Francesco Sofi, Mauro Serafini, Marisa Porrini, and Donato Angelino
Chapter 21 Dietary Energy Density and Its Contribution to Weight Control
Faris M. Zuraikat and Barbara J. Rolls
Chapter 22 Dietary Patterns as a Basis for Diet Selection
Catherine Champagne
Chapter 23 Physical Activity and Weight Loss: Volume, Intensity, and Mode
John M. Jakicic and Renee J. Rogers
Chapter 24 Modifying Sedentary Behavior for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
Bethany Barone Gibbs
Chapter 25 Preventing Weight Regain After Weight Loss
Stephen D. Anton and Michael G. Perri
Chapter 26 Personalized and Precision Nutrition in the Management of Obesity: Can We Tailor the Treatment to the Patient?
George Thom and Mike Lean
Part 4 Medications in the Management of Obesity
Chapter 27 Drug-associated Weight Gain and Clinical Alternatives
Barbara Ameer and Michael A. Weintraub
Chapter 28 Mechanisms of Drug Action in Obesity
M. Furkan Burak, Nawfal W. Istfan, and Caroline M. Apovian
Chapter 29 Metabolic Effects of Progressive Weight Loss
Faidon Magkos
Chapter 30 Older Drugs Used to Manage Obesity: Sympathomimetics and Orlistat
Frank L. Greenway and George A. Bray
Chapter 31 Serotonergic Drugs for Treating Obesity
Mireille J. Serlie
Chapter 32 Antidiabetic Drugs that Reduce Weight and Are Cardioprotective
Carolina M. Perdomo, Javier Escalada, and Gema Frühbeck
Chapter 33 Approved Combination Agents: Phentermine/Topiramate
W. Timothy Garvey
Chapter 34 Approved Combination Agents: Naltrexone-Bupropion
Igho J. Onakpoya and Carl J. Heneghan
Chapter 35 Drugs That Affect Body Weight: The Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Agonists
Randa Ghazal-Asswad and John P.H. Wilding
Chapter 36 Hydrogels in the Treatment of Obesity
Frank L. Greenway
Chapter 37 Dual and Triple-Action Peptides
Thinzar Min and Stephen C. Bain
Chapter 38 Antiobesity Medications on the Horizon
Sarah R. Barenbaum and Louis J. Aronne
Chapter 39 Treatments for Rare Forms of Genetic Obesity
Joan C. Han, Nandini Basuray, and Andrea M. Haqq
Chapter 40 Special Issues in Using Medications in Children & Adolescents
Jaime M. Moore, Stephen R. Daniels, and Claudia K. Fox
Chapter 41 Dietary Supplements and Weight Management
Carol J. Haggans, Rebecca B. Costello, Leila G. Saldanha, Abby G. Ershow, and William T. Cefalu
Part 5 Surgical Interventions for Obesity
Chapter 42 Historical Overview of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Henry Buchwald
Chapter 43 Overview: Current Metabolic Operations and Long-term Outcomes
Robert C. Ross, Vance L. Albaugh, Ali Aminian, and Philip R. Schauer
Chapter 44 Effects of Metabolic Surgery on Type 2 Diabetes
Pia Roser, Ghassan Chamseddine, and Francesco Rubino
Chapter 45 Cardiovascular Outcomes in Metabolic Surgery
Wen Hui Tan, Tammy Kindel, Steven Nissen, and Philip R. Schauer
Chapter 46 Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Cancer
Justin C. Brown, Andrea M. Stroud, Priya A. Rajdev, and Bruce M. Wolfe
Chapter 47 Bariatric Surgery in Pediatric Patients
Sarah Ogle and Thomas Inge
Chapter 48 Other Bariatric Procedures: Nerve Stimulation, Gastric Balloons, Intestinal Liners, and Others
Cullen F. Roberts, Colston Edgerton, and Scott A. Shikora