Scope of the Problem -- Resources -- Genetics and Pathophysiology -- Nutrition and the Metabolic Syndrome: A Twenty-First-Century Epidemic of Obesity and Eating Disorders -- Genes and Gene-Environment Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome -- Environmental Inputs, Intake of Nutrients, and Endogenous Molecules Contributing to the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis -- Central Integration of Environmental and Endogenous Signals Important in the Regulation of Food Intake and Energy Expenditure -- Public Health Perspective -- Insulin Resistance in States of Energy Excess: Underlying Pathophysiological Concepts -- Targeting Childhood Obesity Through Lifestyle Modification -- Diet and Physical Activity in the Prevention of Obesity -- Diet and Exercise in the Prevention and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome -- Nutrition Recommendations -- Diet and Physical Activity in Cancer Prevention -- Food Guide Pyramids and the 2005 MyPyramid -- Nutrition Recommendations for the General Population: Where Is the Science? -- Nutrition Recommendations and Interventions for Subjects with Cardiovascular Disease -- Clinical Assessment and Management -- Medical Nutrition Therapy in the Treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes -- Mediterranean Diet in Disease Prevention: Current Perspectives -- Lifestyle and Pharmacology Approaches for the Treatment of Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia -- Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Medical Management of Obesity and Diabetes -- Surgical Management of Obesity and Postoperative Care -- Long-Term Impact of Weight Loss on Obesity and Obesity-Associated Comorbidities -- Methods for Classifying, Diagnosing, and Monitoring Obesity -- Methods for Classifying, Diagnosing, and Monitoring Type II Diabetes -- Resources -- Major Nutrition Recommendations and Interventions for Subjects with Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, and/or Diabetes.