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Practical Guide to Obesity Medicine

Practical Guide to Obesity Medicine

Jolanta Weaver

(2017)

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Abstract

Get a quick, expert overview of the many key facets of obesity management with this concise, practical resource by Dr. Jolanta Weaver. Ideal for any health care professional who cares for patients with a weight problem. This easy-to-read reference addresses a wide range of topics – including advice on how to "unpack" the behavioral causes of obesity in order to facilitate change, manage effective communication with patients suffering with weight problems and future directions in obesity medicine.

  • Features a wealth of information on obesity, including hormones and weight problems, co-morbidities in obesity, genetics and the onset of obesity, behavioral aspects and psychosocial approaches to obesity management, energy and metabolism management, and more.
  • Discusses pharmacotherapies and surgical approaches to obesity.
  • Consolidates today’s available information and guidance in this timely area into one convenient resource.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Practical Guide to Obesity Medicine i
Practical Guide to Obesity Medicine iii
Copyright iv
List of Contributors v
Preface: Does “Benign Obesity” Exist? ix
Contents xi
I - THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM 1
1 - The Global Problem of Obesity 1
INTRODUCTION 1
DEFINITION OF OBESITY 1
OBESITY RATES WORLDWIDE 1
THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC AND URBANIZATION 2
CHILDHOOD OBESITY 5
THE BARKER HYPOTHESIS AND OBESITY 5
LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND OBESITY 6
CONCLUSION 6
REFERENCES 7
2 - Health Economics of Obesity 9
BACKGROUND 9
INDIVIDUAL CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR 9
COSTS OF OBESITY 10
Individual Level 11
Societal Level 11
Healthcare System 12
PREDICTIONS AND MODELING 12
POLICY IMPLICATIONS 13
Prevention Versus Treatment 14
CONCLUSIONS 14
REFERENCES 14
II HORMONES AND WEIGHT PROBLEMS 17
3 - Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 and Human Obesity 17
INTRODUCTION 17
GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1 PHYSIOLOGY 17
Synthesis Secretion and Degradation 17
Role in Energy Balance 18
GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1 AND THE REGULATION OF ENERGY BALANCE IN MAN 21
Mediators of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1–Induced Negative Energy Balance in Man 21
Gastric mechanoreceptors 22
Incretin effect 22
Ghrelin 22
Interactions with central controllers of the energy balance equation 23
GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1 IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CLINICAL OBESITY 23
Functional Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Deficits as a Risk Factor Toward the Obesity Phenotype 23
Monogenic obesity 23
Polygenic obesity 23
Obesity as a Risk Factor Toward Functional Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Deficits 23
Post–oral glucose tolerance test glucagon-like peptide 1 secretory responses 24
In vivo neuroimaging and self-assessments of appetite 24
Target organ hyposensitivity 24
Interactions with peripheral efferents of the energy balance equation 24
Insulin. The most extensively studied of physiologic role of GLP-1 is as an insulin secretagogue (reviewed in Ref. 80). Hyperins... 25
Leptin. Leptin acts as a satiety signal governing long-term energy balance. Increased BMI has been shown to be positively correl... 25
Ghrelin. Released preprandially, the orexigenic hormone ghrelin promotes meal initiation and increases food intake. It has also ... 25
Interactions with the central controllers of energy balance 25
GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1 IN THE PHARMACOTHERAPY OF CLINICAL OBESITY 25
Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists 25
Roux-en-y gastric bypass 27
Liraglutide 3mg 27
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Agonism in the Clinic 28
Cost-benefit of 3mg liraglutide as an antiobesity agent 28
Treatment period. Follow-up period (FUP) assessments in the SCALE Maintenance144,145 and SCALE Diabetes146 trials suggest that w... 28
Reducing indirect healthcare costs of obesity and overweight. Being overweight or obese is the main modifiable risk factor for T... 29
Adverse drug events 29
In-treatment period. The safety and efficacy of liraglutide 3mg has been evaluated in five phase III double-blind placebo-contro... 29
Follow-up period assessment and postmarketing surveillance. Although generally well tolerated in the acute setting, safety conce... 30
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE 30
REFERENCES 31
4 - Obesity, Cortisol Excess, and the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis 37
INTRODUCTION 37
GLUCOCORTICOIDS—STEROID HORMONES ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE 37
GLUCOCORTICOID REGULATION OF ADIPOSE TISSUE FUNCTION AND DISTRIBUTION 38
Glucocorticoids and White Adipose Tissue 39
Glucocorticoids and Brown Adipose Tissue 39
Glucocorticoid Regulation of Adipose Tissue Mass and Distribution 39
HYPOTHALAMIC–PITUITARY–ADRENAL AXIS FUNCTION IN THE OBESE 39
Experimental Models of Obesity 41
Clinical Studies 41
OBESITY IN GLUCOCORTICOID EXCESS 41
Obesity in Glucocorticoid Excess: Pathophysiology 42
Obesity in Glucocorticoid Excess: Cushing’s Syndrome 42
Obesity in Glucocorticoid Excess: Iatrogenic Steroid Excess 42
Pseudo Cushing’s Syndrome 43
III CO-MORBIDITIES IN OBESITY71 71
7 - The Role of Human Gut Microbiota in Obesity 71
INTRODUCTION 71
EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF OBESITY 71
HUMAN STUDIES 73
SUMMARY 74
8 - Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 77
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS 77
INTRODUCTION 77
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN OBESITY 77
Limitation of Using Body Mass Index as Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk 77
Is Cardiovascular Risk Mediated by Obesity Itself or by Risk Factors? 78
The Risk Continuum: Overweight, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabesity 78
The Obesity Paradox in Cardiovascular Disease 79
Genes, Gene-Lifestyle Interactions and Obesity 80
THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES TO REDUCE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN OBESITY 80
Lifestyle Strategies to Reduce Weight and Cardiovascular Risk—Evidence 80
Lifestyle Strategies—Recommendations 81
Diet Alone—Evidence 82
Dietary Strategies—Recommendations 82
Pharmacotherapy—Evidence 83
Pharmacotherapy—Recommendations 83
Subjects with uncomplicated obesity 83
Patients with comorbid conditions 83
Surgical Approaches to Obesity Management—Evidence 83
Are the Effects Durable? 84
Surgical Approaches to Obesity Management—Recommendations 84
CONCLUSION 85
USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION 85
REFERENCES 85
9 - Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 89
INTRODUCTION 89
THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF FATTY LIVER DISEASE 89
THE SPECTRUM OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE 89
EPIDEMIOLOGY 89
THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSING NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE 90
THE CLINICAL EVALUATION OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE 90
DIAGNOSIS OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE 90
History and Examination 90
Biochemical Analysis 90
BIOMARKERS AND IMAGING IN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE 91
Liver Steatosis 91
Imaging techniques for steatosis 91
Liver Fibrosis 91
Imaging techniques for fibrosis 92
LIVER BIOPSY IN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE 92
SCREENING FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA 93
THE DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN THE FUTURE 93
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE 93
FATTY LIVER AND TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS 94
NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND THE METABOLIC SYNDROME 94
NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS AND FIBROSIS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS 94
NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA 94
MANAGEMENT OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE 94
Patient Education and Lifestyle Modification Including Diet and Exercise 94
Pharmacologic Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 95
CONCLUSION 95
REFERENCES 95
10 - Lipid Disorders in Obesity 99
INTRODUCTION 99
NORMAL LIPID METABOLISM 99
Exogenous Pathway 99
Endogenous Pathway 99
Reverse Cholesterol Transport 99
THE ROLE OF FREE FATTY ACIDS 99
THE ROLE OF INSULIN RESISTANCE 100
THE ROLE OF FAT DISTRIBUTION 100
THE ROLE OF BROWN FAT 101
MONITORING LIPID LEVELS IN OBESITY 101
Non–High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol 102
High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol 103
Triglycerides 103
EFFECT OF WEIGHT LOSS ON LIPID PROFILE 103
DIETARY INTERVENTIONS 104
ROLE OF EXERCISE IN LIPID PROFILE 104
PHARMACEUTIC INTERVENTIONS 105
SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS 105
CONCLUSION 105
REFERENCES 106
11 - Obesity and the Effects on the Respiratory System 109
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY 109
Normal Quiet Breathing 109
Effects of Obesity on Respiratory Physiology 109
CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING 111
SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING 112
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME 112
Epidemiology and Risk Factors 113
Associated Comorbidities 114
Treatment 114
OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME 115
Pathophysiology 115
Diagnosis 116
Management and Prognosis 116
THE EFFECT OF OBESITY ON RESPIRATORY DISEASE 117
Asthma 117
Pathophysiology 117
Treatment 117
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE 118
PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE 119
CONCLUSION 119
REFERENCES 119
12 - The Effect of Obesity on Reproductive Health 123
INTRODUCTION 123
EFFECT OF OBESITY ON MALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION 123
Male Obesity and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis 123
Production of Adipokines 124
Impairment of Spermatogenesis 124
Spermatogenesis and Oxidative Stress 124
Physical Factors 125
EFFECT OF OBESITY ON FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION 125
Obesity and Sex Steroid Metabolism 126
Gonadotropins 127
Insulin 127
Adipokines 127
Leptin 128
Adiponectin 128
Cytokines and Chemokines 128
Effect of Obesity on Expression of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 129
OBESITY AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENTS 129
Ovulation Induction 130
Intrauterine Insemination 130
In Vitro Fertilization and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection 130
TREATMENT OPTIONS AND EFFECT ON REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION 135
Lifestyle Modification 135
Pharmacologic Intervention 135
Bariatric Surgery and Management of Infertility 136
Bariatric Surgery and Assisted Reproduction Treatment 137
SUMMARY 137
REFERENCES 137
13 - Obesity and Pregnancy 143
PART 1: THE EVIDENCE BASE 143
Defining Maternal Obesity 143
Population Trends in Maternal Obesity 143
Maternal Obesity Risks to Mother and Child 144
Gestational Weight Gain 144
Defining gestational weight gain 144
Excessive gestational weight gain 145
Gestational weight gain guidelines 146
PART 2: A CLINICIAN’S PERSPECTIVE 147
SUMMARY 149
REFERENCES 149
IV - GENETICS AND ONSET OF OBESITY 153
14 - Genetics of Obesity 153
POLYGENIC OBESITY 153
SYNDROMIC OBESITIES 154
Genetic Diagnosis 157
Treatment in Genetic Obesity 158
CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES 159
REFERENCES 159
15 - Childhood Obesity 163
INTRODUCTION 163
DEFINING OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN CHILDREN 163
ETIOLOGY OF OBESITY 163
Hypothalamus 163
Intrauterine Environment 164
Endocrine Causes 166
Simple Exogenous Obesity 167
HOW EARLY COULD OBESITY BE PREVENTED? 167
FIRST CONSULTATION WITH AN OBESE CHILD 169
TREATMENT 170
Lifestyle Modifications 170
Pharmacologic Management of Obesity in Children and Adolescents 170
Orlistat 170
Gastric Bypass 173
THE FUTURE 173
REFERENCES 173
V - BEVIOURAL ASPECTS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH TO OBESITY MANAGEMENT 177
16 - Obesity and Depression 177
INTRODUCTION 177
DEPRESSION 177
Epidemiology 177
Depressive Symptomatology Versus Diagnosis Depressive Disorder 177
Treatment of Depression 179
Etiologic Factors 179
OBESITY AND DEPRESSION 179
Obesity and Depression: A Confirmed Association 179
Mechanisms of Interaction 180
PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS, CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS, AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS 180
REFERENCES 181
17 - Visual Biases in Estimating Body Size 183
THE PROBLEM OF ESTIMATING BODY SIZE 183
Contraction Bias 183
Adaptation 183
Weber’s Law 185
DISCUSSION 185
REFERENCES 185
18 - Eating Disorders and Obesity 189
INTRODUCTION 189
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL FACTORS IN DEVELOPING EATING DISORDERS AND OBESITY 189
BINGE EATING DISORDER 190
BULIMIA NERVOSA 190
ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND OBESITY 190
PARTIAL SYNDROMES 190
OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND OBESITY 190
TREATMENT FOR OBESITY WHERE IT IS PART OF AN EATING DISORDER 190
CLINICAL VIGNETTE 191
REFERENCES 191
19 - Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness in Weight Management 193
INTRODUCTION 193
DECONSTRUCTING OBESITY BEHAVIORS 193
WHAT IS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING? 194
Spirit of Motivational Interviewing 195
Ambivalence 196
Resistance and Discord 197
Sustain Talk and Change Talk 198
Using Elaboration, Affirmations, Reflections, Summaries to Respond to Change Talk 202
FOUR PROCESSES IN MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING: APPLICATION TO WEIGHT MANAGEMENT 203
Engaging 204
Focusing 204
Evoking 206
Planning 207
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAINING 208
SUMMARY 210
MINDFULNESS IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT 210
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 211
REFERENCES 212
VI ENERGY AND METABOLISM MANAGEMENT 215
20 - The Role of Physical Activity and Exercise in Managing Obesity and Achieving Weight Loss 215
INTRODUCTION 215
EXERCISE, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, AND SEDENTARINESS 215
AEROBIC EXERCISE 216
HIGH-INTENSITY INTERMITTENT-BASED EXERCISE 217
RESISTANCE EXERCISE 217
COMBINED AEROBIC AND RESISTANCE EXERCISE 217
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY TIME: WHY IS BEING ACTIVE IMPORTANT BEYOND WEIGHT LOSS? 218
Sedentary Behavior and Physical Inactivity 218
DIET VERSUS EXERCISE-INDUCED WEIGHT LOSS 221
EXERCISE TRAINING COUPLED WITH CALORIC RESTRICTION 221
DIFFERENCES IN EXERCISE-INDUCED WEIGHT LOSS RESPONSE BETWEEN SEXES 221
EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS TARGETED AT OBESE CHILDREN AND YOUTH 222
THE WIDER BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 223
COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT WEIGHT MANAGEMENT 223
SUMMARY 224
REFERENCES 224
21 - Weight Management Programs 231
INTRODUCTION 231
COMPONENTS OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 231
Commercial Programs 231
Programs Delivered by the Health Sector 233
EFFICACY OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 233
Body Weight 233
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction 236
Diabetes Prevention 237
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 237
LIMITATIONS OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 237
Sustainability 237
Attrition 237
Applicability 238
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 238
REFERENCES 238
22 - Breakfast for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity 241
INTRODUCTION 241
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL LINKS BETWEEN BREAKFAST HABITS AND OBESITY 241
BREAKFAST FOR THE PREVENTION OF OBESITY 241
Chronic responses 242
Body Mass and Adiposity 243
Metabolic Health 244
Acute responses 244
Chronic responses 244
BREAKFAST FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY 244
Chronic responses 245
Body Mass and Adiposity 246
Chronic responses 246
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BREAKFAST AND OTHER GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTION OF OBESITY 247
PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE 247
REFERENCES 247
23 - Overview of a Range of Diets in Obesity Management 251
INTRODUCTION 251
CONVENTIONAL DIETS 251
Low-Carbohydrate Diet 251
Low-Fat Diets 251
High-Protein Diets 251
Very-Low-Calorie Diets 252
PORTION CONTROL 252
CONCLUSION 252
REFERENCES 253
24 - New Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Reversal in Obesity: Acute Calorie Restriction 255
OBESITY, EXCESS INTRAORGAN FAT AND RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES 255
OVERVIEW OF THE USE OF VERY LOW–CALORIE DIET IN TYPE 2 DIABETES 257
METABOLIC CHANGES DURING DIABETES REVERSAL USING VERY LOW–CALORIE DIET 257
LIMITATIONS TO REVERSAL OF TYPE 2 DIABETES 258
WEIGHT MAINTENANCE FOLLOWING A VERY LOW–CALORIE DIET 259
COMPARISON OF EFFECTS OF VERY LOW–CALORIE DIET AND BARIATRIC SURGERY 260
Practical Aspects of This Approach 261
CONCLUSIONS 261
REFERENCES 262
VII - PHARMACOTHERAPIES IN OBESITY 265
25 - Historical Drug Therapies in Obesity 265
INTRODUCTION 265
LAXATIVES 265
THYROID HORMONE 265
DINITROPHENOL 265
AMPHETAMINES AND RAINBOW PILLS 266
AMPHETAMINE ANALOGUES 266
Phentermine 267
Phenylpropanolamine 267
DIETHYLPROPION 267
AMINOREX 267
FENFLURAMINE AND DEXFENFLURAMINE 267
BENFLUOREX 267
SIBUTRAMINE 268
RIMONABANT 268
CONCLUSION 268
REFERENCES 268
26 - New Therapies in Obesity 271
INTRODUCTION 271
ANTIOBESITY DRUGS—SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS 271
Newer Approaches 271
Orlistat 271
Safety 272
NEW AGENTS 272
Liraglutide 3mg 272
Naltrexone and Bupropion 273
Naltrexone SR 8mg+ Bupropion SR 90mg (NB) 273
NEW AGENTS NOT APPROVED IN EUROPE 276
Lorcaserin 276
Phentermine and Topiramate 276
Phentermine+topiramate SR (PT) 276
WEIGHT LOSS AS A SIDE EFFECT 276
Antiepileptics and Antidepressants 276
Zonisamide 276
Zonisamide+bupropion 277
Fluoxetine 277
Glucose-Lowering Agents 277
Metformin 277
α-Glucosidase inhibitors 277
Pramlintide 277
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists 277
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors 277
NOVEL APPROACHES 277
REFERENCES 278
VIII SURGICAL APPROACH 281
27 - Medical Management of Patients Before and After Bariatric Surgery 281
INTRODUCTION 281
STRUCTURE OF NONSURGICAL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SERVICE 281
INITIAL ASSESSMENT 281
BARIATRIC SURGERY AND MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES 282
ASSESSMENT FOR SLEEP APNEA 283
ASSESSMENT OF OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEMS PREOPERATIVELY 283
POST–BARIATRIC SURGERY MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS 284
POST–BARIATRIC SURGERY HYPOGLYCEMIA 285
CONCLUSION 285
REFERENCES 285
28 - Surgical Management of Obesity 287
INTRODUCTION 287
ELIGIBILITY FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY 287
CHOICE OF BARIATRIC SURGERY 287
BARIATRIC SURGERY AND WEIGHT REDUCTION 290
BARIATRIC SURGERY AND DIABETES 292
BARIATRIC SURGERY AND DEPRESSION 294
BARIATRIC SURGERY AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA 295
BARIATRIC SURGERY AND HYPERTENSION, DYSLIPIDEMIA, AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK 295
CONCLUSION 296
REFERENCES 296
29 - Psychological Management Before and After Weight Loss Surgery 299
DECONSTRUCTING OBESITY 299
LITERATURE REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY 300
Psychological Predictors of Outcomes Following Weight Loss Surgery 300
Psychological Status in Severely Obese Patients Seeking Weight Loss Surgery 300
What Psychological Factors Are Contraindications for Weight Loss Surgery? 301
THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS 303
CASE STUDY: JANET 303
Presenting Difficulty 303
IX - BOTTOM LINE 329
31 - The Future of Obesity Medicine 329
DISEASE STATES ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY 329
HYPOTHYROIDISM 329
POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME 329
Cushing’s Disease Or Syndrome 330
HYPOTHALAMIC OBESITY 330
NEXT STEP 330
REFERENCES 334
Index 335
A 335
B 335
C 336
D 337
E 338
F 339
G 339
H 340
I 341
K 341
L 341
M 342
N 342
O 343
P 343
Q 344
R 344
S 345
T 345
U 346
V 346
W 346
X 347
Z 347