This issue of Medical Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Scott Kahan and Robert Kushner, is devoted to Obesity Medicine. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Obesity as a Disease; Treating Obesity in Primary Care; Obesity Guidelines Overview; Obesity in Special Populations: The Elderly and Aging; Obesity in Special Populations: Young Adults and Adolescents; Obesity in Special Populations: Pregnancy and Peri-pregnancy, Including Epigenetics; Nutrition in Obesity Management: Cornerstones of Lifestyle Management; Physical Activity in Obesity Management: Cornerstones of Lifestyle Management; Behavioral Medicine and Counseling for Obesity; Obesity Pharmacotherapy; Medical Devices for Obesity Treatment; Bariatric Surgery for Obesity; Weight Maintenance and Long Term Management in Obesity; and Case Studies in Obesity Medicine.

Medical Clinics of North America

Preface

Introduction: The State of Obesity in 2017

Obesity as a Disease

Treating Obesity in Primary Care

Obesity Guidelines Overview

Obesity in Special Populations: The Elderly and Aging

Obesity in Special Populations: Young Adults and Adolescents

Obesity in Special Populations: Pregnancy and Peri-pregnancy, Including Epigenetics

Nutrition in Obesity Management: Cornerstones of Lifestyle Management

Physical Activity in Obesity Management: Cornerstones of Lifestyle Management

Behavioral Medicine and Counseling for Obesity

Obesity Pharmacotherapy

Medical Devices for Obesity Treatment

Bariatric Surgery for Obesity

Weight Maintenance and Long Term Management in Obesity

Case Studies in Obesity Medicine