Author : Caroline M. Apovian
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1420004646
While unhealthy diet and sedentary behaviors are second only to smoking as the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., less than 45 percent of adult and pediatric obese patients received any prior advice from a physician to lose weight. The low rate of identification and treatment of obesity by physicians can often be attributed to lack of
Author : Peter G. Kopelman
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 39,5 MB
Release : 2005-07-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1405116722
Highly Commended in the 2006 British Medical Association Book Awards (Endocrinology) This Second Edition brings together more than 20 internationally recognized experts in the field to provide a timely review of current knowledge. The text remains an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients who are obese. New features of this Second Edition include: Addition of two new co-editors – Professor Bill Dietz, USA and Professor Ian Caterson, Australia Increased number of contributors from around the globe – providing a truly international perspective Includes new information about the causes of obesity, its complications and new (and novel) methods of prevention and treatment Reorganized into sections that address obesity and its social and cultural aspects, biology, associated diseases, life stages (pediatric and adult), management, and environmental and policy approaches
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 25,49 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Obesity
ISBN :
Author : Paolo Sbraccia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 13,28 MB
Release : 2015-12-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3319245325
These guidelines make recommendations regarding the management of individuals with a body mass index greater than 25.0 kg/m2 and cover all age groups, from children to the elderly, as well as various patient subsets. A range of measures to yield health benefits are set out, including healthy eating plans, increased physical activity, and behavioral modifications to help patients to manage obesity. In addition, recommendations are made on the use of bariatric surgery and the new antiobesity drugs. Throughout the process of developing the recommendations, every attempt was made to ensure use of a rigorous, evidence-based approach. The guidelines are promoted by the Italian Society of Obesity (SIO) and were formulated in compliance with a prespecified process overseen by a steering committee. They are intended for use by a wide range of clinicians, including general practitioners, primary health care nurses, and primary health care professionals, and will hopefully prove of value in combating the obesity epidemic not only in Italy but across Europe and elsewhere in the world.
Author : Expert Panel on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 11,24 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Medical protocols
ISBN :
Of evidence-based recommendations -- Introduction -- Overweight and obesity: background -- Examination of randomized controlled trial evidence -- Treatment guidelines -- Summary of recommendations -- Future research.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Anthropometry
ISBN :
Author : Christine L. Williams
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 39,38 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN :
This volume, containing 24 papers and 19 poster papers, reviews the etiology and epidemiology of childhood obesity. It explores genetic and contributory environmental factors. It also describes recent research and educational efforts in prevention of the condition, including programmes aimed at high-risk minority populations.
Author : Robert Kushner
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 41,15 MB
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1975145771
Written by and for primary care professionals, this unique title presents step-by-step, evidence-based information for the assessment and treatment of patients who present with overweight or obesity. Highly practical and easy to use, Primary Care: Obesity helps you develop and hone the specific knowledge, skills, and clinical practices necessary to provide effective care to this highly prevalent and at-risk patient population. This comprehensive guide is an essential resource for today’s internal medicine and family medicine physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals who practice outpatient primary care.
Author : World Health Organization. Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 12,96 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241546441
This handbook gives a detailed explanation of the WHO/UNICEF guidelines for the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI). The guidelines set out simple and effective methods for the prevention and management of the leading causes of serious illness and mortality in young children. They promote evidence-based assessment and treatment using a syndromic approach that supports the rational, effective and affordable use of drugs. The handbook gives an overview of the IMCI process and includes technical guidelines to assess and classify a sick young infant aged from one week up to two months, and a sick young child aged two months to five years; as well as guidance on how to identify treatment; communicate and counsel; and give follow-up care.
Author : Isabelle Romieu
Publisher : IARC Working Group Report
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789283225195
Understanding the relationship between energy balance and obesity is essential to develop effective prevention programs and policies. The International Agency for Research on Cancer convened a Working Group of world-leading experts in December 2015 to review the evidence regarding energy balance and obesity, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries, and to consider the following scientific questions: (i) Are the drivers of the obesity epidemic related only to energy excess and/or do specific foods or nutrients play a major role in this epidemic? (ii) What are the factors that modulate these associations? (iii) Which types of data and/or studies will further improve our understanding? This book provides summaries of the evidence from the literature as well as the Working Group's conclusions and recommendations to tackle the global epidemic of obesity.
