Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity
From Assessment to Treatment
Editors: Lenzi, Andrea, Migliaccio, Silvia, Donini, Lorenzo Maria (Eds.)
Free Preview- Explains all aspects of the multidisciplinary management of obesity, from clinical assessment to treatment
- Provides a translational approach, “from the bench to the bedside”
- Written by experts in nutrition, endocrinology, andrology, exercise and sports medicine, psychiatry and bariatric surgery
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- About this book
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This book describes in detail the multidisciplinary management of obesity, providing readers with a thorough understanding of the rationale for a multidisciplinary approach and with the tools required to implement it effectively. The emphasis is on a translational approach, starting from basic concepts and fundamental mechanisms of the pathology and clinical morbidity. Experts in the field discuss the full range of relevant topics, including the significance of physical exercise, psychological issues, nutritional strategies, pharmacological options and bariatric surgery. Put another way, the book covers all aspects from the bench to the bedside. Physicians, scientists and postgraduate students will all find it to be invaluable in understanding the causes and optimal management of obesity, which has rapidly become a major public health problem.
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From the book reviews:
“This book explores the various causes of obesity and treatments for those who seek help in managing their weight. … This is a useful book for all clinicians, as obesity has far-reaching implications for everyone in the practice of medicine. This is also a tremendous book for lay persons interested in finding understandable explanations about what information out there is accurate. … This is one of the best books on the subject of obesity on the market.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody’s Book Reviews, February, 2015)
- Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Anatomy and Physiology of Adipose Tissue
Pages 3-12
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Regulation of Energy Intake
Pages 13-30
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Obesity: Definition and Epidemiology
Pages 31-39
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Obesity and Thyroid Function
Pages 43-52
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Hypothalamic Growth Hormone/IGF-1 Axis
Pages 53-62
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity
- Book Subtitle
- From Assessment to Treatment
- Editors
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- Andrea Lenzi
- Silvia Migliaccio
- Lorenzo Maria Donini
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-09045-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-09045-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-09044-3
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 350
- Number of Illustrations
- 15 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
- Topics