Clinical obesity in adults and children

Pt. 1. Obesity -- 1. Epidemiology: Definition and Classification of Obesity / Tommy L. S. Visscher, Marieke B. Snijder and Jacob C. Seidell -- 2. Measuring Body Composition in Adults and Children / K. Ashlee McGuire and Robert Ross -- 3. Stigma and Social Consequences of Obesity / Rebecca M. Puhl, Chelsea A. Heuer and Kelly D. Brownell -- 4. Obesity and Culture / Pippa Craig -- 5. Obesity and Gender / Berit L. Heitmann -- Pt. 2. Biology of Obesity -- 6. Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis / Abdul G. Dulloo -- 7. Genes and Obesity / I. Sadaf Farooqi -- 8. Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity / Matthew W. Gillman -- 9. Adipocyte Biology / Paul Trayhurn -- 10. Metabolic Fuels and Obesity / Simon W. Coppack -- 11. Eating Behavior / John E. Blundell, Graham Finlayson and Jason C. G. Halford -- 12. Energy Expenditure in Humans: The Influence of Activity, Diet and the Sympathetic Nervous System / Jose Lara, Moira A. Taylor and Ian A. Macdonald -- Pt. 3. Obesity and Disease -- 13. Obesity and Dyslipidemia: Importance of Body Fat Distribution / Andre Tchernof and Jean-Pierre Despres -- 14. Obesity Insulin Resistance and Gut Hormones / Joseph Proietto -- 15. Obesity as an Endocrine Disease / Yuji Matsuzawa -- 16. Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis / Ioannis Kyrou, John Willy Haukeland, Neeraj Bhala and Sudhesh Kumar -- 17. Cardiovascular Consequences of Obesity / Ian Wilcox -- 18. Adult Obesity: Fertility / Renate Pasquali, Alessandro Gambineri, Valentina Vicennati and Uberto Pagotto -- 19. Obstructive Sleep Apnea / Brendan J. Yee and Ronald R. Grunstein -- Pt. 4. Management of Adult Obesity -- 20. Overview of Obesity Management / Peter G. Kopelman and Ian D. Caterson -- 21. Dietary Management of Obesity: Eating Plans / Janet Franklin -- 22. Behavioral Treatment of Obesity / Vicki L. Clark, Divya Pamnani and Thomas A. Wadden -- 23. Exercise, Physical Activity and Obesity / Marleen A. van Baak -- 24. Drugs Used Clinically to Reduce Body Weight / George A. Bray -- 25. Management of Obesity: Surgery / Paul E. O'Brien and John B. Dixon -- 26. Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Cycling / Kristina Elfhag and Stephan Rossner -- 27. Education and Training of Healthcare Professionals / Peter G. Kopelman -- Pt. 5. Childhood Obesity -- 28. Childhood Obesity: Definition, Classification and Assessment / Aviva Must and Sarah E. Anderson -- 29. Childhood Obesity: Consequences and Complications / Kate Steinbeck -- 30. Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity / William H. Dietz -- Pt. 6. Environmental Policy Approaches -- 31. Obesity: Global Pandemic / Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Neville Rigby, Tim Lobstein, Rachel Jackson Leach and W. Philip T. James -- 32. Obesity and the Environment / Andy Jones and Graham Bentham -- 33. Obesity: Using the Ecologic Public Health Approach to Overcome Policy Cacophony / Geof Rayner and Tim Lang -- 34. Comprehensive Approach to Obesity Prevention / Boyd Swinburn and A. Colin Bell.