Table of Contents:
  • Obesity and diabetes: the historical events marking the evolution of the understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of two related diseases / George Karanastasis and Christos S. Mantzoros
  • Epidemiology of obesity and diabetes: prevalence and trends / Susanna C. Larsson and Alicja Wolk
  • Genetics of obesity and diabetes / Despina Sanoudou and Christos S. Mantzoros
  • Nutrients and peripherally secreted molecules in regulation of energy homeostasis / Greeshma K. Shetty, Diana Barb, and Christos S. Mantzoros
  • Central integration of peripheral signals in regulation of energy homeostasis / Greeshma K. Shetty, George Karanastasis, and Christos S. Mantzoros
  • Role of energy expenditure in regulation of energy homeostasis / Eric S. Bachman
  • Pathophysiology of diabetes in obesity / Geetha R. Soodini and Osama Hamdy
  • Diagnosing obesity, diabetes mellitus and the insulin resistance syndrome / Diana Barb and Christos S. Mantzoros
  • Metabolic syndrome / Rochelle L. Chaiken and Mary Ann Banerji
  • Obesity, diabetes, and hypertension / Anjanette S. Tan ... [et al.]
  • Dyslipidemia associated with diabetes and insulin resistance syndromes / Jody Dushay and J. Peter Oettgen
  • Obesity, diabetes, and endothelial dysfunction / Geetha R. Soodini, Edward S. Horton, and Osama Hamdy
  • Atherosclerosis and peripheral vascular disease: sequelae of obesity and diabetes / Satish N. Nadig and Allen Hamdan
  • Obesity, diabetes, and risk of cancer: a review of epidemiological studies / Susanna C. Larsson, Hans-Olov Adami, and Alicja Wolk
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome a and its metabolic complications / Emilia P. Liao and Leonid Poretsky
  • Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in childhood and adolescence / Susann Blüher and Wieland Kiess
  • Diabetic retinopathy / Vassiliki Poulaki and Joan W. Miller
  • Obesity and renal disease / Ayman Geneidy and Richard Solomon
  • Diabetic peripheral neuropathy / Rachel Nardin and Roy Freeman
  • The diabetic foot / Thanh L. Dinh and Aristidis Veves
  • Erectile dysfunction / Kenneth J. Snow
  • Infections in diabetes mellitus / Sotirios Tsiodras ... [et al.]
  • The HAART-induced metabolic syndrome / Sotirios Tsiodras, Theodore Kelesidis, and Christos S. Mantzoros
  • Diet and lifestyle in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes / Frank B. Hu
  • Diet, exercise, and behavioral treatment of obesity / George L. Blackburn
  • Medical approaches to the treatment of the obese patient / George A. Bray and Donna H. Ryan
  • Medical treatment of the obese patient with type 2 diabetes / Jean L. Chan, Christos S. Mantzoros and Martin J. Abrahamson
  • Surgical treatment of obesity and diabetes / Benjamin E. Schneider and Edward C. Mun
  • Future developments in the area of pharmacotherapy: molecules in early-stage preclinical development and in clinical trials that may affect energy homeostasis / Diana Barb, Greeshma K. Shetty, and Christos S. Mantzoros.