Weight Management : : challenges and opportunities / / Hassan M. Heshmati, editor.

• TeilnehmendeR: Heshmati, Hassan M.,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : IntechOpen,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (250 pages)

The physiological or pathological variations in the amount or mass of each component of body weight can lead to an increase or a decrease in total body weight, with a potential risk of increased morbidity and mortality. This book presents an overview of current knowledge about different types of body weight changes, with a special emphasis on obesity.

Table of Contents

1. Biodiversity of the Adipocyte-Derived Hormone, Leptin -- 2. Leptin: A Metabolic Signal for the Differentiation of Pituitary Cells -- 3. Leptin and Female Reproductive Health -- 4. Role of Leptin in Obesity Management: Current and Herbal Treatment -- 5. The Multiple Consequences of Obesity -- 6. Personalized Strategy of Obesity Prevention and Management Based on the Analysis of Pathogenetic, Genetic, and Microbiotic Factors -- 7. Medical Weight Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach -- 8. Resistance Training and Weight Management: Rationale and Efficacy -- 9. The Potential of Precision Probiotic Hafnia alvei HA4597 to Support Weight Loss -- 10. Inability to Understand the Complexity of Maintaining Weight Loss and the Complications -- 11. Anorexia Nervosa: Opportunities and Challenges in Treatment -- 12. Mechanism and Impact of Food Components in Burning Calories from White-to-Brown Adipose Tissue -- 13. Association of Fatness and Leg Power with Blood Pressure in Adolescents.