Libros: Catálogo General > Obesidad

George A. Bray; Claude Bouchard; James W. P. T. ; Claude Bouchard; W. P. James

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Written by an outstanding group of internationally recognized scientists representing North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, this up-to-date overview of obesity, its research, and clinical components details topics ranging from historical perspectives, definitions, and measurement to etiology, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment. Generously furnished with nearly 7500 references, tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, this exhaustive guide is a useful resource for physiologists, nutritionists, endocrinologists, bariatricians, dietitians, obesity research scientists, pharmaceutical researchers, psychiatrists, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

Contenido

- Preface
- Contributors
- 1. Historical Framework for the Development of Ideas About Obesity
- 2. Definitions and Proposed Current Classification of Obesity
- 3. Evaluation of Total and Regional Body Composition
- 4. Time Trends in the Worldwide Prevalence of Obesity
- 5. Prevalence of Obesity in Children
- 6. Obesity in the Elderly
- 7. Obesity and Eating Disorders
- 8. Behavioral and Psychological Correlates of Obesity
- 9. Culture, Evolution, and Obesity
- 10. The Genetics of Human Obesity
- 11. Animal Models of Obesity
- 12. Molecular Genetics of Obesity
- 13. Diet Composition and the Control of Food Intake in Humans
- 14. Experimental Studies on the Control of Food Intake
- 15. Behavioral Neuroscience of Obesity
- 16. Development of White Adipose Tissue
- 17. Adipose Tissue as a Storage Organ
- 18. Diverse Roles of Adipose Tissue in the Regulation of Systematic Metabolism and Energy Balance
- 19. Brown Adipose Tissue
- 20. Resting Energy Expenditure, Thermic Effect of Food, and Total Energy Expenditure
- 21. Energy Expenditure in Physical Activity
- 22. Endocrine Determinants of Obesity
- 23. Sympathoadrenal System and Metabolism
- 24. Energy Expenditure and Substrate Oxidation
- 25. Skeletal Muscle and Obesity
- 26. Nutrient Partitioning
- 27. Etiology of the Metabolic Syndrome
- 28. Clinical Manifestations of the Metabolic Syndrome
- 29. The Effects of Obesity on the Cardiovascular System
- 30. Obesity and Lipoprotein Metabolism
- 31. Obesity and Blood Pressure Regulation
- 32. Obesity and Diabetes
- 33. Obesity and Gallbladder Disease
- 34. Obesity and Pulmonary Function
- 35. Obesity, Arthritis, and Gout
- 36. Effects of Obesity on Endocrine Function
- 37. Obesity and Pregnancy
- 38. Weight Cycling: Definitions, Mechanisms, and Problems with Interpretation
- 39. Weight Loss and Risk of Mortality
- 40. Prevention of Obesity
- 41. Classification and Evaluation of the Overweight Patient
- 42. Behavioral Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity
- 43. Dietary Treatment of Obesity
- 44. Exercise as a Treatment for Obesity
- 45. Treatment of Overweight NIDDM Patients
- 46. Treatment of the Obese Hypertensive
- 47. Treatment of Obese Patients with Dyslipoproteinemia
- 48. Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity
- 49. Surgical Treatment of Obesity
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Editorial: Marcel Dekker