Cardiovascular

Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Obesity and The Metabolic Syndrome<sup>®</sup>
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Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Obesity and The Metabolic Syndrome®

Practice-based text and illustrations make this handbook an invaluable reference guide for primary care physicians who are treating patients who are obese or who are approaching obesity. A detailed discussion covering the complexities of the metabolic syndrome is also included in this handbook. 328 pages

George A. Bray, MD

Boyd Professor and Professor of Medicine
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Who Are the Overweight? Body Composition and Prevalence
Chapter 2: What Causes Overweight? Nature and Nuture
Chapter 3: Health Hazards Associated With the Disease of Obesity
Chapter 4: The Metabolic Syndrome
Chapter 5: Clinical Classification and Natural History of Overweight
Chapter 6: Clinical Evaluation and Introduction to Treatment of Overweight
Chapter 7: Behavior Modification and the Overweight Patient
Chapter 8: Nutrition, Diet, and Treatment of Overweight
Chapter 9: Physical Activity and Exercise in Treatment of Overweight
Chapter 10: Drug Treatment of Overweight
Chapter 11: Surgical Treatment of Overweight
Index

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