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| Contributors | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Understanding the Scope | |
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| Epidemiology, etiology, and consequences of obesity | |
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| Cultural attitudes and biases toward obese persons | |
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| The application of public health lessons to stemming the obesity epidemic | |
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| Psychodynamic approaches to the treatment of obesity | |
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| Etiology | |
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| Genetic contributions to the development of obesity | |
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| Hidden persuaders: environmental contributors to obesity | |
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| White adipose tissue as a dynamic organ | |
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| Appetite and body weight regulation | |
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| Eating behaviors in obesity: the role of appetite | |
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| The relation of pregnancy and lactation to obesity development in the mother and child | |
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| Health Consequences | |
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| Effect of obesity on development and health in childhood | |
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| Impact of obesity during adulthood on chronic disease: diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and cancer | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Measurement of human body composition to assess obesity | |
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| Assessment of obesity risk in the community | |
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| Prevention and Intervention Approaches and Settings | |
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| Behavioral approaches to the treatment of obesity | |
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| Non-dieting approaches to the treatment of obesity | |
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| Dietary intervention approaches to the treatment of obesity | |
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| Pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obesity | |
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| Surgical treatment of severe obesity: patient selection and screening, surgical options, and nutritional management | |
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| Metabolic consequences of weight reduction | |
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| The role of physical activity in weight loss and weight loss maintenance | |
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| The challenge of weight loss maintenance: successful losers | |
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| Treatment of obesity in the primary care setting | |
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| Worksite health promotion for obesity prevention | |
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| Treatment of overweight and obesity in children | |
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| School-based interventions for overweight and obesity prevention | |
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| Preventing childhood obesity: It Takes a Nation | |
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| Index | |