An invaluable resource for any healthcare professional wishing to understand more about the causes, effects and treatments of obesity.

Obesity is a growing problem among both adults and children, especially in the UK and USA. It causes more than 9000 premature deaths a year in England alone and is an important risk factor for a number of chronic conditions. As such, community pharmacists now have an increasingly important role in public health and a responsibility to patients to understand the causes and dangers of obesity, as well as the options for treatment.

The Obesity Epidemic and its Management is a timely and insightful book in two parts. Part 1 discusses the background and epidemiology of the problem. Part 2 focuses on the prevention of obesity and various psychological, pharmacological and surgical interventions.

In addition to addressing facts and figures and defining the problem and costs, topics covered also include:

• metabolic consequences
• obesity prevention
• government guidelines
• nutrition, fad diets and exercise
• services development in pharmacy

This book is aimed at the primary healthcare worker, the pharmacist, the GP and the practice or community nurse and is designed to provide a basic understanding of the problem and why it has become such a major public health crisis over the last 30 years.

The Obesity Epidemic and its Management is also available as an eBook.

 Sample chapter (174 KB)