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Clinical obesity in adults and children
2005, Blackwell Pub.
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Table of Contents

Pt. 1. Obesity. Epidemiology - definition and classification of obesity
Measuring body composition in adults and children
Social consequences of obesity
Obesity and culture
Pt. 2. Biology of obesity. Energy balance and body weight homeostasis
Genes and obesity
Fetal and infant origins of obesity
Metabolic fuels and obesity: carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue
Energy and macronutrient needs in relation to substrate handling in obesity
Biology of obesity: eating behaviour
Energy expenditure in humans: the influence of activity, diet and the sympathetic nervous system
Pt. 3. Obesity and disease. Obesity and dyslipidaemia: importance of body fat distribution
Obesity and disease: insulin resistance, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome
Obesity and disease: hormones and obesity
Pt. 4. Childhood obesity. Childhood obesity: definition, classification and assessment
Childhood obesity: consequences and physical and psychosocial complications
Pt. 5. Adult obesity. Adult obesity: metabolic syndrome, diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Cardiovascular consequences of obesity
Adult obesity: fertility
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Pt. 6. Management. An overview of obesity management
Dietary management of obesity: eating plans
Behavioural treatment of obesity: achievements and challenges
Exercise and obesity
Management of obesity: pharmacotherapy
The management of obesity: surgery
Weight loss maintenance
Educating and training health-care professionals
Pt. 7. Environmental and policy approaches. Obesity in Asian populations
Environmental and policy approaches: alternative methods
A comprehensive approach to obesity prevention.

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Rev. ed. of: Clinical obesity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley InterScience, 2007. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 14, 2007). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

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Clinical obesity.

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616.3/98
Library of Congress
RC628 .C56 2005eb

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OL25546545M
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0470987081
ISBN 13
9780470987087
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181343866

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