Clinical obesity
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Clinical obesity
Blackwell Science, 1998
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  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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
Table of Contents
- 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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