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Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Introduction: Obesity as a Public Health Concern -- II. Medical Aspects -- Ch. I. Hypertension and Obesity / Alfonso D. Torres and Colette A. Gushurst -- Ch. II. Obesity and Hyperandrogenism / Amit M. Deokar, Shawn J. Smith, Amanda J. Goodwin and Hatim A. Omar -- Ch. III. Obesity and Endocrinology / Manmohan Kamboj -- Ch. IV. Obesity and Dermatologic Issues / Donald Hare -- Ch. V. Obesity and Eating Disorders / Vinay N. Reddy -- III. Sexuality -- Ch. VI. Obesity and Sexuality / Helen D. Pratt, Donald E. Greydanus and Kazue Ishitsuka -- Ch. VII. Obesity and Contraception / Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar and Artemis K. Tsitsika -- IV. Physical Activities -- Ch. VIII. Obesity and Sport / Dilip R. Patel and Donald E. Greydanus -- Ch. IX. Health, Sleeping Habits and Physical Activity / Marie Alricsson, Debra Domalewsk, Ulla Romild and Ragnar Asplund -- Ch. X. Obesity and Lack of Physical Activity / Hatim A. Omar, Efrat Merrick-Kenig and Joav Merrick -- V. Psychological Aspects -- Ch. XI. The Psychology of Obesity / Helen D. Pratt -- Ch. XII. Psychological and Social Development / Kimberly K. McClanahan, Marlene B. Huff and Hatim A. Omar -- Ch. XIII. Cultural Aspects of Body Satisfaction / Chulanee Thianthai -- Ch. XIV. Self-Perception of Body Weight / Randy M. Page, Ching-Mei Lee and Nae-Fang Miao -- Ch. XV. Overweight Misperception / Kathleen S. Talamayan, Andrew E. Springer, Steven H. Kelder, Emmanuel C. Gorospe and Karen A. Joye -- VI. Nutrition, Environment and Special Populations -- Ch. XVI. Obesity and Nutrition / Vinay N. Reddy -- Ch. XVII. Obesity Prevention, Environment and School Transportation / Chanam Lee and Xuemei Zhu -- Ch. XVIII. Obesity and Persons with Down Syndrome / Joav Merrick, Isack Kandel, Mohammed Morad, Jason Ahn and Brian Seth Fuchs -- VII. International Aspects -- Ch. XIX. Obesity: A Public Health Concern in Australia / Elizabeth Denney-Wilson and Louise A. Baur -- Ch. XX. Food Choice of Children in Bangkok / Chulanee Thianthai -- Ch. XXI. Obesity, Adolescence and Israel / Brian Seth Fuchs, Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Jason Ahn and Joav Merrick -- Ch. XXII. Self-Image, Adolescence and Italy / Roberta Guarino, Alberto Pellai, Luca Bassoli, Mario Cozzi, Maria Angela Di Sanzo, Daniela Campra and Andrea Guala -- VIII. Treatment Aspects -- Ch. XXIII. Adolescent Obesity and Bariatric Surgery / Tara B. Mancl and Alan A. Saber -- Ch. XXIV. Obesity and Pharmacotherapy / Donald E. Greydanus, Cynthia Feucht and Dilip R. Patel -- IX. Acknowledgments -- Ch. XXV. About the Editors -- Ch. XXVI. About the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States -- Ch. XXVII. About the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, MSU/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States -- Ch. XXVIII. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel.