Anthony Piper 
Management of Pediatric Obesity and Diabetes 

For individuals who are overweight or obese, weight loss is effective in preventing and improving the management of type 2diabetes. Together with other lifestyle factors like exercise and behavior modification, diet plays a central role in achievingweight loss. High-quality diets play an important role in diabetes prevention. This book is targeted towards healthprofessionals dealing with overweight and diabetic individuals in their daily practice. It covers the basic principles ofestimating energy requirements of an individual and assessment of nutritional status and body composition. It discusses theexisting evidence of the role of nutrition and lifestyle factors in the etiology of obesity and diabetes; and the differenttreatment options for obesity and includes sections on physical activity and behavioral modifications. The nutritionalmanagement of different types of diabetes and complications of diabetes are described in this book. Complementary andalternative medicine therapies are becoming more popular and these therapies are used for patients with obesity anddiabetes is explained in this book. It is an essential purchase for professionals working in nutrition, medicine, endocrinology, health sciences and related areas.This book will be of great utility to students, nutritionists, and all health professionals.