TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haslam,David W.
AU  - Sharma,Arya M.
AU  - Roux,Carel W.le
TI  - Controversies in obesity
SN  - 9781447128335 (soft cover : alk. paper)
U1  - 616.398 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Springer-Verlag
KW  - Obesity
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Obesity: Why Bother? --
 2. Too Late to Challenge the Modern Obesity Epidemic? --
 3. Government Action to Tackle Obesity --
 4. Why Are Governments Abdicating from Dealing with the Obesity Crisis? --
 5. Childhood Habits and the Obesity Epidemic --
 6. Obesity and Sexuality --
 7. Fat on Display --
 8. The Emerging Paradigm Shift in Understanding the Causes of Obesity --
 9. Adenoviruses and Obesity --
 10. The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Obesity --
 11. Saturated Fat in Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity: Friend or Foe? --
 12. Childhood Obesity and the Environment --
 13. Genetics and Epigenetics: Myths or Facts? --
 14. Chronicities of Modernity and the Contained Body as an Explanation for the Global Pandemic of Obesity, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome --
 15. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes --
 16. Assessing the Cardiometabolic Risk of Obesity: Importance of Visceral/Ectopic Fat and of the Use of Hypertriglyceridemic Waist --
 17. Moving Beyond Scales and Tapes: The Edmonton Obesity Staging System --
 18. Obstructive Sleep Apnea --
 19. Obesity and the Heart Disease Patient: Controversies Abound --
 20. Obesity, Diabetes and Dental Health: Relationship and Management --
 21. Very Low Calorie Diets: Saint or Sinner? --
 22. Obesity and the Mind --
 23. Adipose Tissue Expansion for Improving Glycemic Control --
 24. Should Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Be Restricted in the Obese? --
 25. Is It Time to Rename Obesity Management as Secondary Prevention? --
 26. Childhood Obesity: What Harm, Any Solutions? --
 27. Residential Weight Loss Camps for Children and Young People --
 28. Sibutramine and Rimonabant: Gone, but Is Their Passing Instructive? --
 29. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: The Physicians Choice in Bariatric Surgery --
 30. Challenges Faced by the Bariatric Multidisciplinary Team --
 31. The Controversies Around Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass --
 32. Weight Gain on Glucose-Lowering Agents --
 33. Tipping the Scales of Truth: Why the Energy Balance Equation Is a Dangerous Lie --
 34. OTC Slimming Aids --
 35. Overcoming Sloth--
Index
N2  - This book will appeal to primary care physicians, trainees and specialist nurses involved in care of the obese patient, and would be of interest to anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of the complex nature of obesity and its management
ER  -