This book describes in detail the multidisciplinary management of obesity providing readers
with a thorough understanding of the rationale for a multidisciplinary approach and with the
tools required to implement it effectively. The emphasis is on a translational approach
starting from basic concepts and fundamental mechanisms of the pathology and clinical
morbidity. Experts in the field discuss the full range of relevant topics including the
significance of physical exercise psychological issues nutritional strategies
pharmacological options and bariatric surgery. Put another way the book covers all aspects
from the bench to the bedside. Physicians scientists and postgraduate students will all find
it to be invaluable in understanding the causes and optimal management of obesity which has
rapidly become a major public health problem.
