Section I. Overview of Obesity and Population Studies<br>1. Sleep, Abdominal Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome <br>2. The new anthropometrics and abdominal obesity: a body shape index, hip index, and anthropometric risk index<br>3. Comparing measures of obesity: waist circumference, Waist-hip and waist-height ratios<br>4. Abdominal Obesity and the Interaction between Adipocytes and Osteoblasts<br>5. Pharmacologic Agents Chapter for Abdominal Obesity<br>6. Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity: Technique and Outcomes<br>7. Comparing Measures of Obesity: Waist Circumference, waist-hip and waist-height ratios<br>8. Abdominal obesity in children: the role of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep time<br>9. The concept of a web-based calculator for supporting waist circumference interpretation among pediatric patients<br>10. Remission of metabolic syndrome after sleeve gastrectomy<br>11. Nutrients and Obesity<br>12. The role of physical activity in adult obesity<br>Section II. Mechanisms of Obesity <br>13. Fibroblast growth factor 21 as a regulator of energy metabolism in the liver and adipose tissue<br>14. Genetics of Central Obesity and Body Fat<br>15. Stress-Induced Eating Dampens Physiological and Behavioral Stress Responses<br>16. An emerging role of angiotensin receptor binding protein ATRAP as a possible novel player in pathophysiology of visceral obesity and metabolic disorders<br>17. Ethnicity and Cut-Off Values in Obesity<br>Section III. Role of Dietary Supplements in Obesity <br>18. Regulation of the Energy balance<br>19. Using Psyllium to Prevent and Treat Obesity Comorbidities <br>20. Dairy Whey Proteins and Obesity <br>Section IV. Foods and Macronutrients in Obesity<br>21. The Mediterranean diet: what it is and its effect on abdominal obesity<br>22. International aspects: Abdominal obesity in Greece <br>23. Artificial sweeteners: implications for weight loss in obesity <br>24. Coffee Intake and Obesity<br>Section V. Micronutrients and Dietary Components in Obesity <br>25. Conjugated linoleic acid in human health: Effects on weight control<br>26. Serum magnesium and abdominal obesity and its consequences<br>27. Integrative Health and Medicine: Dietary supplements and modalities for the treatment of obesity<br>28. Anthocyanins: What They Are and How They Relate to Obesity Prevention<br>29. The Positive Effects of Olive Oil Towards Lipotoxicity and Obesity<br>30. Effects of diet-induced early-stage obesity on a low-testosterone Gottingen minipig<br>31. The Effects of Fiber on Visceral Fat<br>32. Carotenoids as Nutraceutical Therapy for Visceral Obesity<br>33. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) as a Bariatric Procedure<br>