Pediatric obesity : etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment / [edited by] Michael Freemark.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I The obesity epidemic: a global perspective:
1. Global dynamics in childhood obesity: reflections on a life of work in the field: Barry Popkin

Part II: The neurendocrine perspective: the control of appetite and energy expenditure
2. The neuroendocrine control of energy balance: Robert Lustig The genetics of childhood obesity
3. Monogenic obesity: David Meyre and Philippe Froguel
4. Syndromic obesity: Andrea Haqq
5. Polygenic obesity: Anke Hinney and Johannes Hebebrand
6. Racial differences in childhood obesity: pathogenesis and complications: Jamie Haidet, C. Demirci and Silva Arslanian

Part IV Pre- and perinatal determinants of childhood obesity:
7. Maternal determinants of childhood obesity: weight gain, smoking, and breast feeding. Katherine Y. Woycik and Elizabeth Mayer-Davis
8. Intrauterine growth retardation: Ken Ong
9. Gestational diabetes: Dana Dabelea

Part V The roles of diet and energy expenditure in obesity pathogenesis
10. The role of diet: Laura Johnson and Susan Jebb
11. The role of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT): Lorraine Lanningham-Foster and James Levine

Part VI Metabolic complications of childhood obesity
12. Childhood obesity and the regulation of growth, thyroid function, sexual development, and calcium homeostasis: Michael Freemark
13. Pathogenesis of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in childhood obesity: Ram Weiss and Sonia Caprio
14. Pathogenesis and management of dyslipidemia in obese children: Brian McCrindle
15. Fatty liver disease: Anna Alisi, Melania Manco, Rita Devito, and Valerio Nobili
16. Pathogenesis of hypertension and renal disease in obesity: Tracy Hunley and Valentina Kon
17. Sleep-disordered breathing and sleep duration in childhood obesity: SL Verhulst
18. The long-term metabolic complications of childhood obesity: Charles J. Glueck, John A. Morrison, Muhammad Umar, Naila Goldenberg, and Ping Wang
19. Childhood obesity, atherogenesis, and adult cardiovascular disease: Henry McGill. C Alex McMahan and S Gidding

Part VII Treatment of childhood obesity: lifestyle intervention
20. Family-based lifestyle and dietary counseling: Denise Wilfley, Anna Vannucci and Emily K. White
21. Exercise and childhood obesity: Alon Eliakim and Dan Nemet
22. School- and community-based interventions: Joel Gittelsohn and Sohyun Park

Part VIII Management of obesity with complications: pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery
23. Pharmacotherapy of childhood obesity and pre-diabetes: Michael Freemark
24. Pathogenesis and management of adiposity and insulin resistance in the polycystic ovary syndrome: Stephen Franks and Jalini Joharatnam
25. Obesity and metabolic dysfunction in the child with a major behavioral disorder: atypical antipsychotics: Lauren Shin and David Henderson
26. Pathogenesis and treatment of hypothalamic obesity: Robert Lustig
27. Bariatric surgery in adolescents: Basil Yurcisin and Eric Demaria

Part IX Challenges to long-term success:
28. Neuroendocrine and metabolic adaptations that facilitate weight re-gain. Ronald Lechan and Csaba Fekete
29. The socio-cultural context for obesity prevention and treatment in children and adolescents: influences of ethnicity and gender. Shiriki Kumanyika, Joanna Holsten, Elizabeth Proust Parks

Part X The future of childhood obesity in the global marketplace: 30. The marketing and distribution of fast food: Michelle Christian and Gary Gereffi
31. Local and national policy-based interventions: Marlene Schwartz and Kelly Brownell
Appendix
Subject Index,

This book re-assesses the roles of genetic and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of childhood obesity and reviews studies of the effects of lifestyle, pharmacologic, and surgical interventions.