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Obesity Treatment
• OBESITY • Apr 04 06

Treatment

Table 26-5 summarizes treatment approaches to obesity.

Surgical procedures, such as intestinal bypass operations and gastric stapling, are effective in producing weight loss and in improving psychosocial functioning. These…

Obesity Epidemiology and Etiology
• OBESITY • Apr 04 06

Epidemiology
It is estimated that 34% of adults in the United States are obese. The prevalence increases with age up to age 50, at which point it falls sharply in accordance with…

Obesity Differential Diagnosis and Prognosis
• OBESITY • Apr 04 06

Differential Diagnosis
Body mass index, or BMI, which is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared, is the standard for determining obesity. A BMI under 25 is…

Obesity Psychiatric Comorbidity
• OBESITY • Apr 04 06

Psychiatric Comorbidity
As noted, as many as 50% of obese individuals engage in recurrent binge eating. Approximately one-fourth of obese binge eaters meet the diagnostic criteria for major depression compared with fewer than…

Obesity Introduction and Symptoms
• OBESITY • Apr 04 06

Introduction
Simple obesity is not included among the eating disorders in DSM-IV. However, when there is evidence that psychological factors play a substantial etiological role in a specific case, this may be…

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