Front Matter -- Obesity. Obesity - Introduction / W Philip T James, Tim Gill -- The Epidemiology and Social Determinants of Obesity / Lindsay M Jaacks, Mariachiara Di Cesare -- Causes of Obesity. Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity / Emily Oken, Susan E Ozanne -- Genes and Obesity / I Sadaf Farooqi -- Bias, Stigma, and Social Consequences of Obesity / Rebecca L Pearl, Christina M Hopkins -- Ecology, Protein Leverage, and Public Health / David Raubenheimer, Stephen J Simpson -- The Living Environment and Physical Activity / Jean-Michel Oppert, Hélène Charreire -- Psychobiology of Obesity / Michelle Dalton, Nicola Buckland, John Blundell -- Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis / Yann Ravussin, Abdul G Dulloo -- Obesity as a Disease. Obesity, Ectopic Fat and Type 2 Diabetes / Ann Verhaegen, Luc F Van Gaal -- Obesity and Dyslipidemia, Importance of Body Fat Distribution / Fredrik Karpe -- Obesity and Fertility / Arianne N Sweeting -- Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease / Bo Kyung Koo, Soo Lim -- Cardiovascular Consequences / Naveed Sattar -- Obstructive Sleep Apnea / Henry W Ainge-Allen, Brendon J Yee, Ronald R Grunstein -- Obesity and Cancer / Michael R Skilton -- Management of Adult Obesity. A Practical Approach to Contemporary Obesity Management / Ian D Caterson, Arianne N Sweeting, Peter G Kopelman -- Dietary Management of Obesity / Janet Franklin, Kyra Sim -- The Behavioral Treatment of Obesity / Ariana M Chao, Kerry M Quigley, Thomas A Wadden -- Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Promoting Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance / Daniel J Cuthbertson, Laurence J Dobbie -- Adjunctive Therapy, Including Pharmacotherapy / Dalal Al-Bazz, John PH Wilding -- The Management of Obesity / Wendy A Brown, David Martin -- Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Cycling / Catherine Hankey -- Training and Medical Systems for Obesity Care / William H Dietz -- Childhood Obesity. The Prevention of Childhood Obesity / William H Dietz, Louise A Baur -- Consequences of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity / Yvonne Anderson, Chu Shan Elaine Chew -- The Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity / Sarah Armstrong, Nathalie Farpour-Lambert -- Policy Approaches. Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention / Tim Lobstein -- The Double Burden of Malnutrition / Li Kheng Chai, Jenna Hollis, Clare Collins, Alessandro Demaio -- Taxes, Subsidies, and Policies / Simon Barquera, Lesly Véjar, Mariel White, Mishel Unar-Munguia -- The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change / Boyd Swinburn, Peter Hovmand, Wilma Waterlander, Steve Allender -- Index