1 Introduction to Integrative Weight Management§§Gerard E. Mullin, Lawrence J. Cheskin, Laura E. Matarese§§Part 1: Introduction to Weight Management Disorders§§2 Definitions, Terminology and Measurement§§Sharron Dalton§§3 Epidemiology of Obesity: The Global Situation§§Youfa Wang, Hyunjung Lim§§4 Pathophysiology of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Rodent Models§§David Sanchez-Infantes, Carrie M. Elks, Jacqueline M. Stephens§§5 Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: Etiopathogenic Analysis§§Emilio González Jiménez, Gerard E. Mullin§§6 Animal Models for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease§§Yoshihisa Takahashi, Yurie Soejima, Toshio Fukusato§§7 The Human Gut Microbiome and Its Role in Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome§§Gerard E. Mullin, Nathalie M. Delzenne§§8 Nutritional Assessment in Obese Patients§§Michele Nicolo, James R. Henry, Cara Steward, Cecilia Pompeii Joseph I. Boullata, Charlene Compher§§9 Childhood Obesity: Solutions to a Growing Problem§§Jason P. Schaub§§Part 2: Morbidity and Mortality of Obesity§§10 Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease§§Melissa Palmer§§11 Obesity and Cancer§§Mary Marian, Cynthia A. Thomson§§12 Diabesity: The Causes of Our Modern Plague§§Mark Hyman§§13 Cardiovascular Complications of Obesity§§M. Dominique Ashen, Roger S. Blumenthal§§14 Metabolic Support of the Obese Intensive Care Unit Patient§§Sanit Wichansawakun, Dong Wook Kim, Lorraine S. Young, Caroline M. Apovian§§15 Obesity and Its Impact Upon Quality of Life§§John Roger Andersen, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Ronette L. Kolotkin§§Part 3: Therapy of Obesity§§16 Behavioral and Psychological Approaches to Weight Management§§Robin A. Frutchey, Robert A. Carels§§17 Physical Activity for Obesity§§Jill M. Maples, Joseph Houmard§§18 Pharmacotherapy for Obesity§§Giuseppe Derosa, Pamela Maffioli§§19 Weight Loss Diets: Weighing the Evidence§§Laura E. Matarese, Hossam M. Kandil§§20 Commercial Weight Loss Programs§§Leslie C. Redmond, Scott Kahan, Lawrence J. Cheskin§§21 Academic Programs for Weight Control§§Danielle Flug Capalino, Lawrence J. Cheskin§§22 Pharmaconutrition for the Treatment of Obesity§§Ryan T. Hurt, Thomas H. Frazier, Stephen M. McClave§§23 Endoscopic Approaches to Obesity§§Mark DeLegge, Andrea True Kelly§§24 Surgical Management of Weight Loss§§Dustin M. Bermudez, Sebastian DeMarco, Walter J. Pories§§25 Complications of Bariatric Surgery§§Leonardo Claros, Scott Shikora§§Part 4: Integrative Medicine and Obesity§§26 Prevention Strategies for Obesity among Children and Adults§§Sara N. Bleich, Tiffany Gary-Webb, Pooja Singal§§27 Dietary Supplements for Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome§§Kavita Poddar, Gerard E. Mullin, Lawrence J. Cheskin§§28 Obesity and the Stress Connection: Mind-Body Therapies for Weight Control§§Steven Gurgevich, James P. Nicolai§§29 Acupuncture and Obesity§§Sanghoon Lee, Seung Min K. Lee§§30 Eating Disorders§§Carolyn Coker Ross§§31 Religious, Cultural, and Social Aspects of Eating§§Tina Colaizzo-Anas§§32 Patient-centered Strategies for Effective Weight Management§§Kathryn M. Kolasa§§Appendix: Helpful Websites§§