International textbook of obesity/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester:
J. Wiley & Sons,
c2001
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Table of Contents:
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I. Epidemiology: 1. Obesity as a global problem 2. The epidemiology of obesity 3. Body weight, body composition
- Part II. Diagnosis: 4. Anthropometric indices of obesity and regional distribution of fat depots 5. Screening the population 6. Evaluation of human adiposity
- Part III. Appetite regulation and obesity prevention: 7. Role of neuropeptides and leptin in food intake and obesity 8. Regulation of appetite and the management of obesity 9. Physiological regulation of macronutrient balance 10. Fat in the diet and obesity 11. Energy expenditure at rest and during exercise 12. Exercise and management balance
- Part IV. Pathogenesis and types of obesity: 13. The specificity of adipose depots 14. Causes of obesity and consequences of obesity prevention in non-human primates and other animal models 15. Social status, social stress and fat distribution in primates 16. Centralization of body fat 17. Obesity and hormonal abnormalities 18. Cortisol metabolism 19. Drug-induced obesity 20. Pregnancy 21. Social and cultural influences on obesity 22. Cessation of smoking and body weight
- Part V. Complications: 23. Visceral obesity and the metabolic syndrome 24. Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus 25. Cardiovascular disease 26. Obesity, overweight and human cancer 27. Pulmonary diseases (including sleep apnoea and pickwickian syndrome) 28. Obesity ad gallstones
- Part VI. Management: 29. Health benefits and risks of weight loss 30. Treatment: diet 31. Recent and future drugs for the treatment of obesity 32. Treatment: hormones
- 33. Why quality of life measures should be used in the treatment of patients with obesity 34. Surgical treatment of obesity 35. Swedish obese subjects, SOS
- Index