Table of Contents
Contributors vii
Foreword ix
1 Obesity—time to wake up 1David Haslam, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
2 Assessment of obesity and its clinical implications 4Thang S Han, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
3 Management: Part I—Behaviour change, diet, and activity 8Alison Avenell, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
4 Management: Part II—Drugs 12Mike Lean, Nick Finer
5 Management: Part III—Surgery 16John G Kral
6 Strategies for preventing obesity 20Mike Lean, Jose Lara, James O Hill
7 Risk factors for diabetes and coronary heart disease 24Sarah H Wild, Christopher D Byrne
8 Obesity and vascular disease 27Debbie A Lawlor, Mike Lean, Naveed Sattar
9 Obesity and cancer 31Donald C McMillan, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean, Colin S McArdle
10 Obesity and reproduction 34Jane E Ramsay, Ian Greer, Naveed Sattar
11 Childhood obesity 38John J Reilly, David Wilson
12 Obesity—can we turn the tide? 42Mike Lean, Laurence Gruer, George Alberti, Naveed Sattar
Index 47