This book is the most current comprehensive medical text focusing specifically on obesity and
its related syndromes and diseases. This text takes the newest science and latest research
about obesity and renders the information imminently readable and immediately useful to the
medical practitioner charged with providing best practices health care for patients who are
obese. In the process this text scientifically clarifies obesity as a disease of epidemic
proportions debunks common myths about obesity and challenges medicine¿s traditional and
oftentimes limited view of obesity. More specifically in Obesity: The Medical Practitioner¿s
Essential Guide you will find comprehensive accurate science-based information about the
epidemiology biology genetics psychology discrimination and prejudice causes and effects
of obesity as well as the latest science about obesity¿srelated syndromes and diseases. In
addition this book provides the medical practitioner with specific best practices including
preferred methods of measurement preferred methods of obesity screening a system of graded
interventions a comprehensive description and analysis of various bariatric surgical
interventions and a proposed population management strategy. This medical text focusing on
obesity and its related syndromes and diseases is not only an invaluable reference source for
current front line practitioners but is an essential tool that can be used both domestically
and internationally to educate all students in medical schools nursing programs physician
assistant programs doctor of osteopath programs medical weight loss clinics and any other
health science programs.
