[.ca] Handbook of Obesity Treatment (ISBN 1572307226)

A Very Valuable Book About Obesity and Its Treatment:
This book is a necessary resource for anyone who wishes the latest and most reliable information about obesity and weight loss approaches. Both editors are internationally acclaimed researchers and clinicians who combine scientific expertise and clinical experience. They have assembled a stellar cast of contributors who are very prominent and knowledgeable in their particular fields. The scope of coverage is exhaustive; in this one volume the reader can access up-to-date information on all aspects of obesity and its treatment, at levels ranging from the gene to the globe. At the same time the book is anything but exhausting, with skillfully edited chapters that are tight and very readable. After more than 20 years of clinical work and research in weight loss and obesity, I am increasingly humbled by how much we don't know. I am also increasingly overwhelmed by the explosion of new information. This book is a comprehensive collection of summaries of what we now know in all of the many different fields of research and practice that address weight and weight loss. Anyone with an interest in obesity and weight loss, whether professional, student, or curious and serious layperson, will find this volume to be a real gem. Patrick M. O'Neil, Ph.D. Director, Weight Management Center Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Medical University of South Carolina