Obesity is a complex disease, and this brief resource offers a comprehensive review of the most recent evidence on the multitude of ways to help treat this condition. Practically oriented for the reader to understand and easily apply the knowledge to patients, it specifically focuses on the lifestyle medicine approach to obesity management. This means applying the science of nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress with the help of cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing skills, positive psychology, and the circadian rhythm. This approach is combined with information on anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery in a concise manner, immensely useful for the busy clinician.
Key Features:
• Captures the attention of the readers through a concise, lucid style of text and its organization.
• Offers clarity on a common yet complex topic to physicians, dieticians, nurse practitioners and healthcare providers, leading to a change in practice and helping patients improve their weight which would impact underlying medical conditions.
• Includes a comprehensive approach to management which combines the importance of medication, lifestyle habits and behavioural change.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author biography
1. Where are we now
Notes
2. Why we should care
Notes
3. What we need to understand
Defining obesity
Pathophysiology
Causes of obesity
Nonmodifiable
Genetics
Prenatal history
Childhood
Modifiable
Epigenetics
Medical conditions
Food quantity
Food quality
Less movement
Lack of sleep
Stress
Weight-gaining medications
Governmental policies
Food marketing
Consequences of obesity
Weight bias
Notes
4. What can we do
Assessment
Treatment
Lifestyle interventions
When to eat
How much to eat
What to eat
Sedentary time
Aerobic activity
Resistance training
Sleep
Stress
Obesity pharmacotherapy
FDA-approved medication
Off-label medications
Bariatric surgery
Other
Post-operative management
Notes
5. How can we be successful
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Therapeutic relationship
Agenda setting
Self-monitoring
Goal setting
Motivation
Accountability
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Problem solving
Stimulus control
Social support
Cognitive restructuring
Education
Assertiveness training
Relapse prevention strategies
Motivational interviewing
Positive psychology
Circadian rhythm
Notes
Index
Biography
Dr. Ananda Chatterjee is a Family medicine physician who is triple board certified in Family Medicine, Obesity Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. He has also completed a Fellowship in Obesity medicine at the NYU Langone School of Medicine. His deep understanding and compassion for patients with obesity has led to a successful private practice in Portland, Oregon. Before that he was in Toronto, Canada, where his passion of obesity medicine was founded while practicing primary care and travel medicine. He has a deep understanding of the clinical guideline development process and what other physicians desire when looking for educational material. He has published in this realm of knowledge translation, including an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) titled ‘How can Canadian guideline recommendations be tested?’. In his spare time his interests include world travel, fine dining, watching NBA and the latest binge worthy tv show.
