Obesity, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Caroline M. Apovian and Nawfal Istfan, is devoted to Obesity. Articles in this comprehensive issue include: Guidelines for Obesity Management; Obesity is a Disease; Pharmacotherapy for Obesity; Bariatric Surgery Mechanisms; Diabetes Treatment in the Patient with Obesity; Adipose Tissue: Inflammation and the Endocrine Organ; Behavioral Treatment of the Patient with Obesity; The Role of Macronutrient Content in the Diet for Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance; Substrate Oxidation and Brown Adipose Tissue; Brown and Beige Adipose Tissue: Therapy for Obesity?; Ethnic Differences in Diabetes Lipids HTN and Obesity; Genetics of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes; Leptin and Hormones: Energy Homeostatis; Bariatric Surgery Clinical Outcomes; Medical Devices for Obesity; Adolescent Bariatric Surgery; Psychological Aspects of Obesity; and Nutrient Timing.

Product details

• Authors: Caroline M Apovian, Caroline M. Apovian, Caroline M. Apovian, Nawfal W Istfan, Nawfal W. Istfan, Istfan Nawfal W.
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2016
• EAN: 9780323462556
• ISBN: 978-0-323-46255-6
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; North America, METABOLISM, Endocrinology, MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism, North America (USA and Canada), Obesity: Treatment & Therapy, Obesity: treatment and therapy, MEDICAL / Bariatrics