Nutrition and Obesity: Assessment, Management and Prevention is a necessary, timely, and comprehensive text that provides an up-to-date, scientifically accurate study of our current understanding of the causes, consequences, and potential of individual and public responses to the serious health issue of obesity. It presents major concepts about obesity including new knowledge gained from recent advances in research on health risks, energy balance, eating behaviors, the biology of hunger and satiety, and pharmacotherapy and surgery as treatments for obesity. Additionally, the text sets obesity in a public health context that includes local, national, and international environmental policy approaches to assessment and prevention.

Current obesity trends -- Assessment of body weight and body composition -- Causes of obesity -- Health and economic consequences of obesity -- Dietary interventions for obesity prevention and management -- Physical activity -- Pharmacologic agents in obesity management -- Surgical options for obesity -- Behavioral aspects of weight management -- Where does responsibility lie? -- New insights and future directions in obesity research.