Clinical obesity
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Clinical obesity
Blackwell Science, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
Obesity is a medical condition of multiple causes, associated with a variety of complications, including insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. It has a high rate of morbidity and mortality and has been described as 'the number one health problem in America'. So far, treatment has been with various forms of dietary control regimes, appetite suppressants and surgery for the more extreme cases. However, in recent years a great deal of research has been carried out into the mechanisms of obesity and interest has centred on a number of new therapeutic strategies. There are novel agents which act on intestinal fat absorbtion by inhibiting
目次
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1. Epidemiology - Definition and Classification of Obesity, Prevalence
- 2. Measuring Body Composition: from Laboratory to Clinic
- 3. Animal Models of Obesity
- 4. Molecular Genetics and Human Genetics
- 5. Food Intake and Eating Behaviour in Humans
- 6. Energy Expenditure - the Influence of Activity and the Sympathetic Nervous System
- 7. Muscle and Adipose Tissue: Metabolism, Fluxes and Energy Storage
- 8. Effects of Obesity on Fat Topography, Metabolic and Endocrine Determinants
- 9. Obesity and Lipoprotein Metabolism
- 10. Effects of Obesity on CVS and Blood Pressure Control, Digestive Disease and Cancer
- 11. Obesity, Infertility, Contraception and Pregnancy (including polycystic Ovary Disease)
- 12. Obesity and Pulmonary Function
- 13. Obesity and Childhood
- 14. Obesity and Diabetes
- 15. Clinical Assessment, Investigation and Principles of Management - Realistic Weight Goals
- 16. Dietary Treatment of Obesity
- 17. Psychological Treatment of Obesity - Obesity and Eating Disorders, Behavioural and Psychological Consequences
- 18. Exercise and Obesity
- 19. Drug Treatment of Obesity - General Principles and Current Therapies
- 20. Future Developments in Pharmacotherapy
- 21. Surgical Treatment
- 22. Benefits and Risks of Weight Loss - Obesity and Weight Cycling
- 23. Public Health Strategies/Economic Costs of Obesity
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