Practical manual of clinical obesity / Robert Kushner, Victor Lawrence, Sudhesh Kumar.

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:viii, 195 p. :; ill. (some col.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Energy balance and body weight homeostasis
  • The genetic basis of obesity
  • Adipocyte biology
  • Fetal and infant origins of obesity
  • Metabolic fuels and obesity
  • Practical guide to clinical assessment and treatment planning
  • Patterns, risks, and benefits of weight loss
  • Dietary management
  • Physical activity and exercise
  • Behavioral therapy
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Surgical treatments
  • Diabetes and metabolic diseases
  • Obesity and reproductive health
  • Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disease in obesity
  • Respiratory complications of obesity
  • Obesity and cardiovascular disease
  • Obesity : mental health and social consequences
  • Obesity and musculoskeletal disease
  • The obese patient in hospital.