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By
Daniel Bessesen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
Robert Kushner, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Medical Director, Wellness Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Description
Designed to be a concise, clinically useful guide to the evaluation and management of overweight and obese patients, this book will cover
a range of topics that are relevant for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners/physician assistants, primary care residents, and
medical students. The authors are all practicing MDs, dieticians, and PhDs who work with overweight and obese patients. They discuss
practical issues that have been helpful for them when seeing these patients. It will provide focused, clinically useful information
that the healthcare provider can immediately put to use in the office.
Audience
Family Practice Physicians, Endocrinologists, Gastroenterologists, Nutritionists, Dietitians, OB/GYNs, Psychiatrists
Contents
1. Defining the Scope of the Problem of Obesity
2. Office-based Obesity Care: Setting Up the Office Environment
3. Medical Evaluation
of the Overweight or Obese Patient
4. Body Composition Analysis
5. Goals and Strategies to Improve Behavior-Change Effectiveness
6. Applying Stages of Change Theory to Office-Based Counseling
7. Diets
8. Commercial Programs
9. The Role of Meal Replacements
in Weight Control
10. Talking to Patients About Popular Diet Books
11. Very-Low-Calorie Diets
12. Physical Activity Considerations
for Management of Body Weight
13. Non-Prescription Weight-Loss Products
14. Pharmacologic Therapy
15. Ethical Consideration
in the Use of Medications
16. Surgical Treatment of Obesity
17. The National Weight Control Registry
18. Primary Care Management
of Pediatric Obesity
19. Insurance Coverage for Obesity Treatment
20. Obesity Web Resources for Health Professionals
21. Regulation
of Appetite by the Central Nervous System
22. Obesity and the Environment
Index
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Paperback, 190 pages, publication date: JAN-2002
ISBN-13: 978-1-56053-469-3
ISBN-10: 1-56053-469-9
Imprint: HANLEY AND BELFUS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS
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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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