Obesity - British Nutrition Foundation Report

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Bringing together a huge wealth of research information from a wide variety of disciplines, in a well-presented, clear and carefully-edited format, Obesity is an indispensable guide for all personnel involved in the prevention and treatment of obesity, or for those studying and researching in this area. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the health risks of obesity, clinical assessment, epidemiology, aetiology, prevention and treatment of obesity.

The Task Force was invited by the Council of the British Nutrition Foundation to review the present state of knowledge of the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of obesity, and to prepare a report and should it see fit, to draw conclusions and identify areas for future research. Furthermore, the Task Force makes important recommendations, which should be considered by all those involved in this area.

Obesity provides core information for health professionals, including nutritionists, dietitians, nurses, family or general practitioners, physicians and sports scientists, and lecturers, undergraduates, postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers in nutrition, dietetics and related subjects.

Personnel in the pharmaceutical and food industry responsible for development of special dietary products and medicines designed for use in prevention and treatment of obesity as well as those involved in health promotion will find this work to be an extremely valuable reference. Obesity should also be available on the shelves of all libraries in universities, medical schools and nutrition, medical and food science research establishments.

Contents:

Introduction; Health risks of obesity; Clinical assessment of obesity; Epidemiology of obesity in the UK; Aetiology of obesity: I Introduction; II Genetics; III Critical periods for the development of obesity; IV Metabolic factors; V Macronutrient balance; VI Appetite control (physiological factors); VII Endocrine causes; VIII Psychological factors; IX Dietary factors; X Food choice, food policy and eating patterns; XI Physical inactivity; Significance of within person weight variation; Prevention of obesity; Treatment of obesity: I Introduction; II Dietary treatment of obesity; III Physical activity and exercise; IV Behavioural Treatment; V Pharmacotherapy for obesity; VI Surgical treatments; VII Resources and evaluation; Suggestions for further research; Recommendations of the BNF Task Force on Obesity; Appendix; Glossary; References; Index