Describes a contemporary approach to the clinical assessment of obesity and its management in both primary and secondary care s
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Table of Contents
1. Changing epidemiology of obesity - implications for diabetes 2. The genetics of human obesity
3. Lifestyle determinants of obesity
4. Pathogenesis of obesity related Type 2 diabetes
5. Obesity and prevention of Type 2 diabetes
6. Diet and food-based therapies for obesity in diabetic patients
7. Behavioural modifications in the treatment of obesity
8. Physical activity, obesity and Type 2 diabetes
9. Diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease - therapeutic implications
10. Drug therapy for the obese diabetic patient
11. The role of bariatric surgery in the management of Type 2 diabetes
12. Childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes
13. Obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome
14. Management of diabetes in primary care: a multi disciplinary approach
15. Management of obesity and the workplace issues
16. Obesity in different ethnic groups
