- Obesity: The Scope of a Growing Problem
- Etiologies of Obesity
- Pathophysiology of Obesity
- Basic Nutrition for the Bariatric Physician
- Evaluation of the Obese Patient
- Dietary Treatment of the Obese Individual
- The Role of Exercise
- Cognitive-Behavioral Restructuring
- Pharmacotherapy
- Childhood Obesity
- Bariatric Surgery
- Maintenance of Weight Loss
- Legal Issues in Bariatric Medicine
- Current Research/Future Hope
- Resources for the Treating Physician
- G. Michael Steelman is Director, Publications and Research, the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, The Steelman Clinic, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
- Eric C. Westman is Associate Professor of Medicine, the Division of General Internal Medicine, and Medical Director, the Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
“One of the first books to address treatment from the point of a practicing physician… a great deal of practical information.” - Dr. Richard L. Atkinson, President of Obetech LLC, Obesity Research Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
