The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

Table of ContentsPart I. The Problem:Chapter 1 - Definitions and PrevalenceChapter 2 - How do we get fat? An epidemiological and Metabolic ApproachChapter 3 - Costs, Pathology and Health Risks of Overweight and the Metabolic SyndromeChapter 4 - Natural History of Overweight: Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Types and Age-related ChangesPart II. The Solutions:Chapter 5 - Evaluation Prevention and Introduction to TreatmentChapter 6 - DietChapter 7 - Behavior ModificationChapter 8 - Physical Activity and Exercise in the OverweightChapter 9 - Pharmacological Treatment of the Overweight PatientChapter 10 - Should We Treat the Metabolic Syndrome or its Components?Chapter 11 - Surgical Treatment for the Overweight