Obesity

1 Definitions, Classification, and Epidemiology of Obesity	Jonathan Q. Purnell, MD
PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF WEIGHT REGULATION
2 Adipose Tissue: Physiology to Metabolic Dysfunction	Allison J. Richard, PhD, Ursula White, PhD, Carrie M. Elks, PhD, RD and Jacqueline M. Stephens, PhD
3 Neuroendocrine Integration of Body Weight Regulation	Juliane Kampe, M.D., Matthias Tschöp, M.D., Tamas L. Horvath, DVM, Ph.D and Petra Widmer, PhD.
4 Lessons From Rodent Models of Obesity	Martin G Myers, Jr. MD, PhD and Rudolph L. Leibel, M.D.
5 Endocrinology of The Gut and the Regulation of Body Weight and Metabolism	Andrea Pucci and Rachel L. Batterham
6 The Genetics of Obesity in Humans	I. Sadaf Farooqi, M.D. PhD. and Stephen O'Rahilly, M.D.
7 The Regulation of Food Intake in Humans	Mark Hopkins, John Blundell, Jason Halford, Neil King and Graham Finlayson
8 Control of Energy Expenditure in Humans	Klaas R Westerterp
9 The Role of Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis in Human Obesity	Christian von Loeffelholz, M.D. and Andreas Birkenfeld
10 Regulation of Body Weight in Humans	Nicholas T. Broskey, PhD, Darcy Johannsen, PhD. and Leanne Redman, PhD.
11 Social and Environmental Factors Influencing Obesity	Alexandra Lee, BS, Michelle I. Cardel,, PhD, MS, RD and William T. Donahoo, MD
12 Molecular links between Obesity and Diabetes: “Diabesity”	Alexandra Chadt, Ph.D., Stephan Scherneck, Ph.D., Hans-Georg Joost, M.D., Ph.D and Hadi Al-Hasani, Ph.D.
CLINICAL ASPECTS
13 Use of the Historial Weight Trajectory to Guide an Obesity-Focused Patient Encounter	Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, Robert F. Kushner, MD and Caroline Apovian
14 Drugs that Affect Body Weight, Body Fat Distribution, and Metabolism	Ann A. Verhaegen, MD and Luc F. Van Gaal, MD, PhD
15 Clinical Problems Caused by Obesity	Ioannis Kyrou, M.D., PhD, M.Ed., FHEA, Harpal S. Randeva, MD, PhD, FRCP, Constantine Tsigos, MD, PHD, Gregory Kaltsas, MD, PHD, FRCP and Martin O. Weickert, MD, FRCP
16 Endocrine Changes in Obesity	Sharleen Sidhu, MD, Tanvi Parikh, MD, and Kenneth D. Burman, M.D.
17 Obesity and Dyslipidemia	Kenneth R. Feingold, MD
18 Metabolic Syndrome	David W. Lam and Derek LeRoith, M.D., PhD.
19 Thin Fat Obesity: The Tropical Phenotype of Obesity	Nitin Kapoor, MBBS, MD, DM(Endocrine), Post doc fellowship(Endocrine)
20 Lipodystrophy Syndromes: Presentation and Treatment	Baris Akinci, Melis Sahinoz and Elif Oral
21 Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Diseases: Dercum Disease, Lipedema, Familial Multiple Lipomatosis and Madelung Disease	Karen Louise Herbst, PhD, MD
TREATMENT OF THE OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE
22 Dietary Treatment of Obesity	Johanna T Dwyer, DSc, RD, Kathleen J Melanson, PhD, RD, LD, Utchima Sriprachy-anunt MS, RD, Paige Cross and Madelyn Wilson
23 Exercise Treatment of Obesity	Loretta DiPietro, MPH, PhD. and Nina S. Stachenfeld, PhD.
24 Behavioral Approaches to Obesity Management	Naji Alamuddin MB, BCh, MS, Diplomate ABOM, Jena Shaw Tronieri, PhD and Thomas Wadden, PhD
25 Pharmacologic Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults	Beverly G. Tchang, MD, Rekha B. Kumar, MD, MS and Louis J. Aronne, M.D.
26 Existing and Emerging Molecular Targets for The Pharmacotherapy of Obesity	Spyridoula Glykofrydi, Alexander Kokkinos, Thomas M Barber, M.D., George Mastorakos, M.D., DSc and Georgios Valsamakis
27 Surgical Treatment of Obesity	Paul O'Brien, MD, FRACS
28 Medical Management of the Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Patient	Tiffany Y. Kim, MD, Sarah Kim and Anne L. Schafer, M.D.
29 Special Considerations Relative to Pediatric Obesity	Michael Rosenbaum, M.D.
30 Prevention of Obesity	George A. Bray, M.D., MACP, MACE