Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epidemiology of obesity -- Epidemiology of obesity: a global burden for the new millennium -- Environmental estrogens, endocrine disruption, and obesity -- Cigarette smoking, inflammation, and obesity -- Disordered eating as a correlate in the development of obesity -- Role of neurotransmitters in obesity regulation -- Neurobiology of obesity -- Leptin as a vasoactive adipokine: link between metabolism and vasculature -- Overview of ghrelin, appetite, and energy balance -- Molecular genetics of obesity syndrome: role of DNA methylation -- Oxidative stress status in humans with metabolic syndrome -- Obesity and type 2 diabetes -- Angiogenesis-targeted redox-based therapeutics -- Obesity as an occult risk factor for drug and chemical toxicities -- Adipose drug targets for obesity treatment -- Safety of obesity drugs -- The fundamental role of physical activity and exercise in weight management -- Nutritional and dietary approaches for weight management: an overview -- Gender differences in body fat utilization during weight gain, loss, or maintenance -- Appetite, body weight, health implications of a low-glycemic-load diet -- Beyond obesity prevention: the anti-aging effects of caloric restriction -- Dietary supplement carbohydrate digestion inhibitors: a review of the literature -- Vegetarian diet in the prevention and treatment of obesity -- The Atkins paradigm -- Polyphenols from fruits and vegetables in weight management and obesity control -- Chromium (III) in promoting weight loss and lean body mass -- An overview on (-)-hydroxycitric acid in obesity regulation -- A review of the safety and efficacy of citrus aurantium in weight management -- Conjugated linoleic acid and weight control: from the biomedical immune viewpoint -- The role of tea in weight management -- Laboratory and clinical studies of chitosan -- Phaseolus vulgaris and a-amylase inhibition -- Glucomannan in weight loss: a review of the evidence -- Role of caralluma fumbriata in weight management -- Role of medium-chain triglycerides in weight management -- Anti-obesity by marine lipids -- Dairy foods, calcium, and weight management -- Lessons from the use of ephedra products as dietary supplements -- Dietary supplementation in weight loss: a dietitian's perspective -- Treatment and prevention of childhood obesity and associated metabolic diseases -- Bariatric surgery in obesity and reversal of metabolic disorders.