International textbook of obesity /

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Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Björntorp, Per
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester ; New York : Wiley, [2001]
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264 1 |a Chichester ;  |a New York :  |b Wiley,  |c [2001] 
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300 |a xii, 546 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 25 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Obesity as a global problem -- The epidemiology of obesity -- Body weight, body composition and longevity -- Anthropometric indices of obesity and regional distribution of fat depots -- Screening the population -- Evaluation of human adiposity -- Role of neuropeptides and leptin in food intake and obestity -- Regulation of appetite and the management of obesity -- Physiological regulation of macronutrient balance -- Fat in the diet and obesity -- Energy expenditure at rest and during exercise -- Exercise and macronutrient balance -- The specificity of adipose depots -- Causes of obesity and consequences of obesity prevention in non-human primates and other animal models -- Social status, social stress and fat distribution in primates -- Centralization of body fat -- Obesity and hormonal abnormalities -- Cortisol metabolism -- Drug-induced obesity -- Pregnancy -- Social and cultural influences on obesity -- Cessation of smoking and body weight -- Visceral obesity and the metabolic syndrome -- Obesity and type 2 diabetes -- Cardiovascular disease -- Obesity, overweight and human cancer -- Pulmonary diseases (including sleep apnoea and Pickwickian syndrome) --Obesity and gallstones -- Health benefits and risks of weight loss -- Treatment: diet -- Recent and future drugs for the treatment of obesity -- Treatment: hormones -- Why quality of life measures should be used in the treatment of patients with obesity -- Surgical treatment of obesity -- Swedish obese subjects, SOS. 
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