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This comprehensive book examines the causes and effects of obesity, both on the human body as well as society as a whole. The significance obesity plays in the development of a variety of lethal and non-lethal diseases is discussed, and the prevention and treatment of obesity is looked at in detail.
Obesity: A Practical Guide
brings together a large number of international specialists in their field, and is aimed at Gastroenterologists, Surgeons, Researchers, Dieticians, Physicians and Health Care providers.
List of contents
1. White Adipose Tissues: Beyond Fat Storage.- 2. Brown Adipose Tissue and Obesity.- 3. Long-Chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Obesity.- 4. Leptin and Obesity.- 5. Role of Neuro-Endocrine System in Obesity.- 6. Oxidative Stress and Obesity.- 7. Genetics of Obesity.- 8. Obesity and Coronary Heart Disease.- 9. Obesity and Diabetes.- 10. Obesity and Breathing Related Sleep Disorder.- 11. Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease and Obesity: Pathophysiology and Putative Treatment.- 12. Obesity and Gastrointestinal Disorder in Children.- 13. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obesity.- 14. Obesity, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Chronic Kidney Disease.- 15. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Obesity.- 16. Obesity and Cancer.- 17. Obesity and Thyroid Cancer.- 18. Depression and Obesity.- 19. Obesity in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery.- 20. New Technology in the Assessment and Treatment of Obesity.- 21. Obstetrical Risk in Obesity.- 22. Bariatric Surgery in Obesity.- 23. Decoding the Code: Underlying Physiological Mechanisms of Bariatric Surgery.- 24. Infant Nutrition and Obesity.- 25. Disordered Eating and Obesity.- 26. Physical Activity in Obesity and Diabetes.- 27. Obesity Prevention in Young Children.
