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9780470712214

Obesity: science to practice

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470712214

  • ISBN10:

    047071221X

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-07-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

This comprehensive textbook addresses one of the major public health concerns of our era - obesity. Clearly and simply, Obesity: science to practice provides a balanced, coherent account of obesity: how to define and measure it, its epidemiology, the physiological basis, associated diseases, how to assess, manage and treat it, and also strategies for prevention. The book is generously illustrated, including graphs and flow charts for easy reference. The chapters cite key references so that interested readers may pursue a given topic in more detail. Well presented and thoroughly edited by one of the leading experts in the field, this is the textbook of choice for anyone working in obesity.

Table of Contents

Preface
List of Contributors
History of Obesity
Epidemiology and Social Impact of Obesity
Key Methodologies in Obesity Research and Practice
Adipose Tissue: Development, Anatomy and Functions
The Regulation of Energy Balance: An Overview
Control of Eating
Energy Balance in Humans
Aetiology of Human Obesity
Health Hazards of Obesity: An Overview
Metabolic Complications of Obesity
Liver Disease in Obesity
Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity
Obesity and Other Diseases
Social and Psychological Factors in Obesity
Assessment and Investigation of Obesity
Managing Obesity: General Approach and Lifestyle Intervention
Pharmacological Approaches for Treating Obesity
Surgical Approaches to the Management of Obesity
Special Considerations in Managing Obesity
Eating Disorders in Obesity
Obesity in Childhood
Prevention of Obesity
A Look to the Future
Index
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