Overview
- Provides evidence-based information for the treatment of obesity
- Shows how prevalent the chronic disease of obesity is in the US
- Presents compelling information for treating the chronic disease of obesity
- Presents many real-life examples of integrating evidenced based treatment into primary care
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part II
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The latest information from the CDC demonstrates that 70% of Americans can be classified as having pre-obesity or obesity. This chronic disease is considered the cause of many other chronic diseases such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, to name but a few of the 236 obesity associated disorders. Additionally, obesity is considered to be the cause of fourteen different types of cancers.
Based on the number of people affected and the consequences of the disease, it is imperative that it is studied and treated by primary care providers. Few training programs for physicians, NPs or PAs are covering the basics of treating obesity. These fundamentals include pathophysiology, assessment of the disease, and the foundational components of treatment with eating plans, physical activity and behavioral interventions, then the supporting components of anti-obesity medications, devices and surgery. As a result, few of thosecurrently in primary care practice have received any education in the evidence-based treatment of obesity.
This book provides the reader with the education to understand the disease, the patient’s experience, and full evidence-based treatment. It also provides the opportunity to understand how to incorporate the treatment into primary care. Written by a leading expert in the field, Treating Obesity in Primary Care offers all clinicians providing primary care services the information needed to effectively treat the chronic disease of obesity.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Angela Golden has a great deal of experience as a consultant in the development of patient education materials, has authored a book and a chapter on obesity management, written several peer reviewed articles, participated in research, and been interviewed by lay media on obesity treatment. She presentsnationally and internationally with an emphasis on obesity, health policy, leadership and clinical care.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Treating Obesity in Primary Care
Authors: Angela Golden
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48683-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48682-2Published: 29 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-48683-9Published: 28 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 260
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour
Topics: Primary Care Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Nursing