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Obesity is a complex disease, and this brief resource offers a comprehensive review of the most recent evidence on the multitude of ways to help treat this condition. Practically oriented for the reader to understand and easily apply the knowledge to patients, it specifically focuses on the lifestyle medicine approach to obesity management. This means applying the science of nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress with the help of cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing skills, positive psychology, and the circadian rhythm. This approach is combined with information on…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Obesity is a complex disease, and this brief resource offers a comprehensive review of the most recent evidence on the multitude of ways to help treat this condition. Practically oriented for the reader to understand and easily apply the knowledge to patients, it specifically focuses on the lifestyle medicine approach to obesity management. This means applying the science of nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress with the help of cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing skills, positive psychology, and the circadian rhythm. This approach is combined with information on anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery in a concise manner, immensely useful for the busy clinician.

Key Features:
- Captures the attention of the readers through a concise, lucid style of text and its organization.
- Offers clarity on a common yet complex topic to physicians, dieticians, nurse practitioners and healthcare providers, leading to a change in practice and helping patients improve their weight which would impact underlying medical conditions.
- Includes a comprehensive approach to management which combines the importance of medication, lifestyle habits and behavioural change.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Ananda Chatterjee is a Family medicine physician who is triple board certified in Family Medicine, Obesity Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. He has also completed a Fellowship in Obesity medicine at the NYU Langone School of Medicine. His deep understanding and compassion for patients with obesity has led to a successful private practice in Portland, Oregon. Before that he was in Toronto, Canada, where his passion of obesity medicine was founded while practicing primary care and travel medicine. He has a deep understanding of the clinical guideline development process and what other physicians desire when looking for educational material. He has published in this realm of knowledge translation, including an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) titled 'How can Canadian guideline recommendations be tested?'. In his spare time his interests include world travel, fine dining, watching NBA and the latest binge worthy tv show.