The obesity epidemic
Subtitle: a mandate for a multidisciplinary approach
By: guest editor James M. Rippe.
Contributors: Rippe, James M.; Roche Laboratories.
Series: Supplement to Journal of the American Dietetic Association -- Volume 98 number 10 (Oct. 1998) supplement 2; Journal of the American Dietetic Association -- v. 98, suppl. 2.
Publisher: American Dietetic Association
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Obesity -- Congresses.; Obesity -- Physiological aspects -- Congresses.; Weight loss -- Congresses
Notes: "A closed roundtable held on October 27, in boston, Mass. The roundtable and this supplement were sponsored by Roche Laboratories, Inc., Nutley, NJ."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: The obesity epidemic : challenges and opportunities / James M. Rippe; value: Obesity as an epidemic : facing the challenge / Ann M. Coulston; value: Obesity as a chronic disease : modern medical and lifestyle management / James M. Rippe, Suellyn Crossley, and Rhonda Ringer; value: A model for chronic care of obesity through dietary treatment / Cathy A. Nonas; value: Modern pharmaceutical management of obesity : the role of pharmaceutical intervention / Louis J. Aronne; value: The role of the behavioral counselor in obesity treatment / John P. Foreyt, and Walker S. Carlos Poston II; value: The role of physical activity in the prevention and management of obesity / James M. Rippe and Stacey Hess; value: Managing obesity in patients with comorbidites / Marion J. Franz; value: A multidisciplinary approach to obesity management : the physician's role and team care alternatives / Arthur Frank; value: The dietitian's philosophy and practice in multidisciplinary weight management / Sharron Dalton; value: Panel discussion : the obesity epidemic; value: a mandate for a multidisciplinary approach.