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Principles of Health: Obesity

Table of Contents

Publisher’s Note




Editor’s Introduction




List of Contributors




Causes and Risk Factors




Adipose tissue




Body mass index (BMI)




Cholesterol




Compulsive overeating




Fast food




Food addiction




Freshman fifteen




Genetics




High-fat diet




Hypothalamus




Hypothyroidism




Leptin




Lipids




Menopause




Mental Health




Metabolism




Race, ethnicity, culture and socioeconomic status




Stress




Sugar




Sugar addiction




Sugar-sweetened soft drinks




Trans Fat




Related Conditions, Diseases, and Comorbidities




Angina




Arterial plaque




Bipolar disorder




Body dysmorphic disorder




Breast cancer recurrence




Bulimia




Chronic fatigue syndrome




Colorectal cancer




Deep vein thrombosis




Depression




Diabetes mellitus




Diabetic nephropathy




Diabetic neuropathy




Dietary fat and risk of cancer




Eating disorders




Endometrial cancer




Esophageal cancer




Fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic




Gout




Heart attack




Heart disease




Heart failure




Hyperlipidemia




Hypertension




Hypoglycemia




Liver cancer




Metabolic syndrome




Osteoarthritis




Ovarian cancer




Pancreatic cancer




Poor body image




Schizophrenia




Sleep apnea




Stomach cancer




Stroke




Thyroid cancer




Treatment and Weight Management




Aerobics




American Heart Association: Dietary guidelines




Bariatric surgery




Breakfast consumption




Dance




Dietary reference intakes (DRIs)




Exercise




Exercise for older adults




Food labels




Hypocaloric diet




Ketogenic diet




Liposuction




Low glycemic index diet




Managing Overweight/Obesity for Veterans Everywhere (MOVE!)




MyPlate nutritional model




Natural and alternative treatments




Nutrition through the lifespan




Overeaters Anonymous




Sleep




Sports




Stress reduction




Walking




Weight loss medications




Yoga




Conditions In Depth




Risk factors




Reducing your risk




Symptoms




Screening




Medications




Lifestyle changes




Surgical procedures




Talking to your doctor




Resource guide




Conditions In Depth: Gout




Risk factors




Reducing your risk




Symptoms




Medications




Lifestyle changes




Talking to your doctor




Resource guide




Conditions In Depth: Heart Attack




Risk factors




Reducing your risk




Symptoms




Medications




Lifestyle changes




Surgical procedures




Talking to your doctor




Resource guide




Conditions In Depth: Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)




Risk factors




Reducing your risk




Symptoms




Screening




Medications




Lifestyle changes




Surgical procedures




Talking to your doctor




Resource guide




Conditions In Depth: Sleep Apnea




Risk factors




Reducing your risk




Symptoms




Screening




Lifestyle changes




Surgical procedures




Talking to your doctor




Resource guide




Conditions In Depth: Type 2 Diabetes




Risk factors




Reducing your risk




Symptoms




Screening




Medications




Lifestyle changes




Talking to your doctor




Resource guide




Appendices




Bibliography




Glossary




Organizations