Controversies in Obesity

1. Obesity: Why Bother?.- 2. Too Late to Challenge the Modern Obesity Epidemic?.- 3. Government Action to Tackle Obesity.- 4. Why Are Governments Abdicating from Dealing with the Obesity Crisis?.- 5. Childhood Habits and the Obesity Epidemic.- 6. Obesity and Sexuality.- 7. Fat on Display.- 8. The Emerging Paradigm Shift in Understanding the Causes of Obesity.- 9. Adenoviruses and Obesity.- 10. The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Obesity.- 11. Saturated Fat in Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity: Friend or Foe?.- 12. Childhood Obesity and the Environment.- 13. Genetics and Epigenetics: Myths or Facts?.- 14. Chronicities of Modernity and the Contained Body as an Explanation for the Global Pandemic of Obesity, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome.- 15. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes.- 16. Assessing the Cardiometabolic Risk of Obesity: Importance of Visceral/Ectopic Fat and of the Use of Hypertriglyceridemic Waist.- 17. Moving Beyond Scales and Tapes: The Edmonton Obesity Staging System.- 18. Obstructive Sleep Apnea.- 19. Obesity and the Heart Disease Patient: Controversies Abound.- 20. Obesity, Diabetes and Dental Health: Relationship and Management .- 21. Very Low Calorie Diets: Saint or Sinner?.- 22. Obesity and the Mind.- 23. Adipose Tissue Expansion for Improving Glycemic Control.- 24. Should Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Be Restricted in the Obese?.- 25. Is It Time to Rename Obesity Management as Secondary Prevention?.- 26. Childhood Obesity: What Harm, Any Solutions?.- 27. Residential Weight Loss Camps for Children and Young People.- 28. Sibutramine and Rimonabant: Gone, but Is Their Passing Instructive?.- 29. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: The Physician's Choice in Bariatric Surgery.- 30. Challenges Faced by the Bariatric Multidisciplinary Team.- 31. The Controversies Around Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.- 32. Weight Gain on Glucose-Lowering Agents.- 33. Tipping the Scales of Truth: Why the Energy Balance Equation Is a Dangerous Lie.- 34. OTC Slimming Aids.- 35.

David Antony Haslam lebt als Arzt in England und ist ein angesehener Berater für medizinische und psychologische Probleme bei der Kindererziehung. Er ist Mitglied und Vorsitzender des Prüfungsausschusses des 'Royal College' der Allgemeinärzte sowie Schirmherr der britischen Eltern- Selbsthilfeorganisation 'Serene'.
Das Themenspektrum seiner zahlreichen Veröffentlichungen reicht von Schlaflosigkeit bei Kindern über Kämpfe ums Essen, Elternstress bis zu Kinder- Gesundheitsführern. Sein ausgezeichnetes Renommee hat er sich durch über 500 Veröffentlichungen u.a. auch in der internationalen medizinischen Fachpresse erworben.
David Antony Haslam ist Vater von zwei Kindern, seine Frau Barbara arbeitet als ausgebildete Kinder-Physiotherapeutin.

From the reviews:"This book chronicles the history of obesity and the early theories on its causes, then relates the current thinking about causes, comorbidities, and treatments. The purpose is to foster awareness of past theories, challenge those theories, and move on to current discussions in government and medicine concerning approaches to treating individuals and the epidemic in general. The audience includes everyone with an interest in the subject of obesity, whether they are governmental policy makers, clinicians, or laypersons." (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2014)