Bookedited by David Haslam, Arya Sharma, Carel Le Roux.
Summary: Obesity is a relatively new and controversial field of medicine. Some of the controversies surrounding obesity can be dismissed as myths, others reveal the lack of consensus and comprehensive knowledge which exist in obesity and its complex relationship with diabetes and other serious long-term conditions. Controversies in Obesity takes the unique approach of assessing the controversies surrounding obesity, thus seeking to debunk the myths and highlight and explore the genuine science, whilst demonstrating areas where there is healthy debate. 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.
Contents:
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.