What are some good books on obesity (especially the psychological aspects)?

"Body Clutter" by Marla Cilley & Leanne Ely. I haven't read it but Marla Cilley aka The Flylady has a no-bones-about-it honest approach to obesity. Source(s): www.flylady.net

sorry their holding the end of the couch up
Obesity is severe excess body fat. Complications include cardiovascular disorders, diabetes mellitus, many cancers, cholelithiasis, fatty liver and cirrhosis, osteoarthritis, psychologic disorders, and premature death. Diagnosis is based on body mass index (BMI鈥攃alculated from height and weight) and waist circumference. Blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, and lipid levels should be measured. Treatment includes exercise, dietary and behavior modification, and sometimes drugs or surgery.
Psychologic and behavioral determinants: Psychologic and behavioral factors are believed to be limited largely to two pathologic eating patterns: binge eating disorder and night-eating syndrome. Similar but less extreme patterns, classified as eating disorders not otherwise specified, probably contribute to excess weight gain in more people.
Binge eating disorder is consumption of large amounts of food quickly with a subjective sense of loss of control during the binge and distress after it (see Mood Disorders). This disorder does not include compensatory behaviors, such as vomiting. Prevalence is 1 to 3% among both sexes and 10 to 20% among people entering weight reduction programs. Obesity is usually severe, large amounts of weight are frequently gained or lost, and pronounced psychologic disturbances are present.
The night-eating syndrome consists of morning anorexia, evening hyperphagia, and insomnia. At least 25 to 50% of daily intake occurs after the evening meal. About 10% of people seeking treatment for severe obesity may have this disorder. However, nocturnal eating contributes to excess weight gain in many other people.
Please see the web pages for more details on Obesity, Binge eating disorder and Night-eating syndrome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/obesity...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec01/ch006/ch...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/binge_eatin...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/night_eatin...