Obesity : Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Debasis Bagchi
- ناشر : Hoboken : CRC Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9781420005479
Description
Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Part I. Introduction; 1. Epidemiology of Obesity; 2. Epidemiology of Obesity: A Global Burden for the New Millennium; Part II. Pathophysiology of Obesity; 3. Environmental Estrogens, Endocrine Disruption, and Obesity; 4. Cigarette Smoking, Inflammation, and Obesity; 5. Disordered Eating as a Correlate in the Development of Obesity; 6. Role of Neurotransmitters in Obesity Regulation; 7. Neurobiology of Obesity; 8. Leptin as a Vasoactive Adipokine: Link Between Metabolism and Vasculature. 9. Overview of Ghrelin, Appetite, and Energy Balance10. Molecular Genetics of Obesity Syndrome: Role of DNA Methylation; Part III. Obesity and Degenerative Diseases; 11. Oxidative Stress Status in Humans with Metabolic Syndrome; 12. Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes; 13. Angiogenesis-Targeted Redox-Based Therapeutics; 14. Obesity as an Occult Risk Factor for Drug and Chemical Toxicities; Part IV. Novel Concept in Obeisty Drug Development; 15. Adipose Drug Targets.
With unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage, Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Prevention is a comprehensive resource for sound, up-to-the-minute data for managing obesity. Divided into eight sections, the text covers epidemiology and pathophysiology, associated degenerative diseases, drug development and safety, the intricacies of childhood obesity, and the benefits of bariatric surgery. An expansive portion of the book considers natural, nutritional, and physical approaches to weight management. It explores exercise; diet; and gender differences; along with research on a wide ra.
