Management of Obesity, Part 2: Treatment Strategies, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
The Clinics: Internal Medicine Series

Coordinators: Kaplan Lee M., Velazquez Amanda

Language: English

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In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Lee M. Kaplan brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Obesity, Part 2: Treatment Strategies. Thirteen percent of the world's population are obese, and most of the world's population live in countries where being overweight and obese kills more people than being underweight. In this second issue (of two), key experts address treatment and prevention strategies for obesity, including bariatric surgery, medical management, and lifestyle modifications.

  • Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including bariatric and metabolic surgery; mechanisms of weight loss and metabolic improvement after bariatric surgery; endoscopic therapies for obesity and its complications; obesity and viral infections including SARS-Cov-2; the future of obesity care; and more. 

  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on management of obesity, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. 

  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. 

Lifestyle-Based Obesity Care
The Effective Use of Anti-obesity Medications
Emerging Endoscopic Interventions in Bariatric Surgery
Mechanisms of Action of Bariatric Surgery on Body Weight Regulation
Surgical Management of Bariatric Complications and Weight Regain
Endoscopic Management of Surgical Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Management of Monogenic and Syndromic Obesity
Management of Medication-Induced Weight Gain
Language Frames and Shapes the Response to Obesity