Overcoming Obesity from the Doctor’s Perspective - An Evidence Based Guide on Weight Loss And Reversing the Obesity Epidemic 1.10 Edition

Table of Contents
Prologue – Who is this book for?

Chapter 1 – Obesity as a worldwide epidemic
– Introduction to the concept of obesity as an epidemic.

Chapter 2 – Ask the doctors!
– Doctors from different treating specialties are asked about their opinions on weight loss.

Chapter 3– What is my BMI?
– This chapter teaches you how to calculate your BMI and waist-height ratio.

Chapter 4 – Realistic goal setting
– This chapter goes over what is a reasonable weight loss goal.

Chapter 5 – 24479
– This chapter goes over calorie counting and all the macro-nutrients.

Chapter 6 – Special diets with fancy names, do they work?
– This chapter goes over Atkins, South Beach, zone, and other diets.

Chapter 7 – Try to keep what you have earned
– This chapter goes over weight maintenance

Chapter 8 – Is exercise really necessary?
– This chapter talks about exercise

Chapter 9 – Is it all in your head?
– This chapter goes over behavior programs

Chapter 10 – Drugs
– This chapter goes over medications available for obesity

Chapter 11 – On “natural” supplements
– This chapter examines natural supplements on the market critically to receive a consensus statement on their effectiveness and safety profile.

Chapter 12 – Doctor, I think I need a lap band
– This chapter goes over surgical options.

Chapter 13 – A simple case of Prader-Willi Syndrome

Epilogue for the science major – The origin of fat

Parting words