Obesity
Global Impact and Epidemiology
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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.
Key Features
- 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
Readership
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
Table of Contents
- 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.
Product details
- No. of pages: 214
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2020
- Published: July 15, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9780128188408
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128188392
About the Editor
Raman Mehrzad
Dr. Mehrzad is a physician, scientist and author who has worked closely with attendings and hundreds of students, interns, residents and fellows throughout his career. He is American Board Certified in Internal medicine and worked as a specialized physician at Yale New Haven Hospital for 3 years where he was also a clinical instructor at Yale School of Medicine. Currently, he is pursuing a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery residency at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University and hence with his background brings both medical and surgical knowledge to the project. Dr. Mehrzad has conducted extensive scientific research in multiple areas in medicine, surgery and education and has over 36 peer-reviewed articles and over 22 abstracts published. He has written 5 books that are selling widely in Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and contributed to six 6 medical and surgical textbooks. He is also an international lecturer and has lectured at over 100 schools for thousands of students across Europe. Lastly, beside his medical degree, Dr. Mehrzad holds an Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership degree from Brown University and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Massachusetts, Isenberg school of Business.
Affiliations and Expertise
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States