Overview
- A concise, practical handbook that addresses both the causes, risks and treatment of obesity
- A comprehensive guide that provides primary care physicians, bariatric specialists, and related healthcare professionals with an up-to-date review of the background and global advances in the field
- Easily accessible text, tables, and images review recent pivotal clinical trials and approvals, giving readers a quick summary of key studies and available treatment options
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About this book
This is a concise and timely review, which discusses the background of obesity, preventative care, medical and surgical treatment options, and long-term support for patients with obesity. Busy healthcare professionals who want a rapid review of obesity as well as a summary of the most recently approved surgical devices and medical therapies will benefit from this succinct guide.
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Reviews
“This is a concise review of obesity, including its background, prevention, and medical and surgical care. … The audience is clinicians, although the book also would be very useful for students and those in training. … it highlights important points that clinicians need to know. Overall, a useful read.” (Heather Huang, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2016)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Hania González, MD, is Professor of Clinical Nutrition at La Salle Medicine School in México City, Mexico. She trained in medicine at the same Institution and a Master in Clinical Nutrition at Anáhuac University, México. She is Vicepresident of FUNSIME (Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Foundation) a non-lucrative association in México. Her main clinical activity is at Médica Sur Hospital in México managing patients with obesity, chronic diseases, cancer, and malnutrition. She is speaker for nutritional laboratories and she organizes medical-nutritional congresses to increase medicine students interest on nutrition concerns.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing Patients with Obesity
Authors: Hania González
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12331-8
Publisher: Adis Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-12330-1Published: 10 February 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-12331-8Published: 02 February 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 89
Number of Illustrations: 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Metabolic Diseases