Obesity

Obesity continues to accelerate resulting in an unprecedented epidemic that shows no significant signs of slowing down any time soon. The World Health Organization reports that in 2016, nearly 2 billion adults were overweight and that worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Obesity: Global Impact and Epidemiology is an important tool in proving a link to new knowledge, serving researchers and clinicians. The field of obesity is evolving very quickly and there is an abundance of scientific data that has emerged and is emerging constantly. Researchers and physicians need new updated information about the epidemiology and global impact of obesity that come from authors that have a wide perspective in the field. For health professionals and researchers, there is a need to understand how obesity begins. While a simple question, the answer is very complex.

• Serves as a starting point for in-depth discussions in academic settings, leading to revised and updated treatment options for practicing obesity-treatment specialists
• Offers practical information about the methodology of epidemiologic studies of obesity
• Updated important source of information for clinicians and scientists in the field of obesity

Endocrinologists, rheumatologists, cardiologists, and gastroenterologists; physicians in the field of general surgery, plastic surgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine, OB/GYN, and anesthesiology; medical and nursing students, medical interns, medical residents, medical fellows; public health experts and epidemiologists

1. Definition and introduction to epidemiology of obesity
   Raman Mehrzad, M.D., M.H.L., M.B.A.
   2. Study design in obesity epidemiology research
   Jacqueline Chu, B.A. and Raman Mehrzad, M.D., M.H.L., M.B.A.
   3. Prevalence and trends in obesity in the United States and affluent countries 19
   Ollin Venegas, B.A. and Raman Mehrzad, M.D., M.H.L., M.B.A.
   4. Etiology of obesity
   Raman Mehrzad, M.D., M.H.L., M.B.A.
   5. The global impact of obesity
   Raman Mehrzad, M.D., M.H.L., M.B.A.
   6. The health impact of obesity
   Elizabeth Kiwanuka, M.D., Ph.D.
   7. Psychosocial factors and outcomes of obesity
   Jacqueline Chu, B.A. and Raman Mehrzad, M.D., M.H.L., M.B.A.
   8. The role of diet in the obesity epidemic
   Elizabeth Kiwanuka, M.D., Ph.D.
   9. The role of physical activity in the obesity epidemic
   Elizabeth Kiwanuka, M.D., Ph.D.
   10. Environmental factors related to the obesity epidemic
   Lindsey G. Kahan, B.S. and Raman Mehrzad, M.D., M.H.L., M.B.A.
   11. Cultural factors related to the obesity epidemic
   Zohra Salehi, M.D., Pharm.D.
   12. Educational factors related to the obesity epidemic
   Zohra Salehi, M.D., Pharm.D.
   13. Refined food addiction and its relation to obesity
   Lindsey G. Kahan, B.S. and Raman Mehrzad, M.D., M.H.L., M.B.A.
   14. Glycemic index
   David Kim, M.D.
   15. Predictors of obesity
   David Kim, M.D.