ABC of Obesity

Naveed Sattar Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of GlasgowMike Lean Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Glasgow; Visiting Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Otago; Consultant Physician, Glasgow Royal Infirmary; and Chair of the Advisory Committee on Research, Food Standards Agency, London

• Contributors viiForeword ix1 Obesity—time to wake up 1David Haslam, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean2 Assessment of obesity and its clinical implications 4Thang S Han, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean3 Management: Part I—Behaviour change, diet, and activity 8Alison Avenell, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean4 Management: Part II—Drugs 12Mike Lean, Nick Finer5 Management: Part III—Surgery 16John G Kral6 Strategies for preventing obesity 20Mike Lean, Jose Lara, James O Hill7 Risk factors for diabetes and coronary heart disease 24Sarah H Wild, Christopher D Byrne8 Obesity and vascular disease 27Debbie A Lawlor, Mike Lean, Naveed Sattar9 Obesity and cancer 31Donald C McMillan, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean, Colin S McArdle10 Obesity and reproduction 34Jane E Ramsay, Ian Greer, Naveed Sattar11 Childhood obesity 38John J Reilly, David Wilson12 Obesity—can we turn the tide? 42Mike Lean, Laurence Gruer, George Alberti, Naveed SattarIndex 47