This 2 volume set comprises of the 4th edition of Volume 1 and the
5thth edition of Volume 2. The fifth edition of Volume 1 of
Handbook of Obesity written by global experts covers the basic
science aspects under the broad topic areas of epidemiology,
etiology, and pathophysiology of obesity. Divided into 5 sections
and detailed in 66 chapters, this edition covers the important
advances occurring over the past decades. With a focus on science
of obesity and factors participating in the etiology of obesity,
this topic is studied from biological, behavioural, and
environmental perspectives. Volume 1 is structured into 5 parts:
Part 1 focuses on the history, definitions, and prevalence of the
obesity. It identifies the historical references to excess weight,
obesity in art and literature, direct and surrogate measurements of
adiposity and obesity related traits, epidemiology of obesity
around the globe, and age, sex, and ethnic variation completes this
part of the volume. Part 2 explains the biological determinants of
obesity. It explains the bioenergetics, energy dissipation
mechanisms and exposure to experimental overfeeding, genetic and
epigenetic evidence, metabolic rates, energy expenditure and energy
partitioning, and the evidence on infections and adiposity. Part 3
describes the behavioral determinants of obesity. It deals with
chapters related to food, beverages, and ingestive behavior,
dealing with smoking, breast-feeding, and sleep duration and
pattern, and sedentary behavior, occupational work, and
leisure-time physical activity and obesity. Part 4 comprises of
chapters explaining the environmental, social, and cultural
determinants of obesity. The chapters in this section focus on the
role of agriculture and the food industry in the current obesity
epidemic, social and economic aspects of obesity, and ethnic and
cultural differences, and environmental pollutants. Part 5 of this
volume discusses the health consequences of obesity. The chapters
address important topics such obesity and heart disease,
lipoprotein metabolism, insulin resistance and diabetes, metabolic
syndrome, cancer, hepatic biology, pulmonary functions, and
arthritis and gout, mental health and quality of life, growth and
health disorders in pediatric populations, and on bias and
discrimination affecting the obese persons. Volume 2 of the 5th
Edition of the Handbook of Obesity spotlights on clinical
applications for evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
of obesity. It covers on the several major developments occurred
between the previous and the new edition, including the effect of
SARS-CoV-2 on people with obesity, the concept of "Precision
Medicine", and new medications approved by USFDA aiding patients
with obesity weight loss of 15 to 20%. This volume is structured
into 5 parts: Part 1 provides insights from evolution on changes in
diet and physical activity, and the implications and results for
preventing obesity, health care costs associated with obesity and
the cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention and treatment. Part 2
deals with evaluation of overweight patients, approaches for
classifying obesity and using this knowledge to evaluate patients,
and addressing ethnic and racial considerations in evaluating
patients with obesity. Part 3 explains the impact of lifestyle in
managing obesity, which include behavioural management, diet,
dietary composition, and meal timing, and the effects of physical
activity and exercise in weight loss and weight loss maintenance.
Part 4 is focused on medications in the management of obesity. This
includes drug selection, various classes of drugs, combination of
drugs affecting weight loss, effect of herbal agents on weight loss
and treatment of obesity in pediatric populations, genetic diseases
causing obesity and the role of drugs in treating the
dyslipidemias. Part 5 discusses bariatric surgery, its history,
procedure and effects in details, and other surgical techniques
including electric stimulation of the vagus nerve, gastric
balloons, intestinal liners, and liposuction.
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