Practical manual of clinical obesity

Practical manual of clinical obesity / Robert F. Kushner, Victor Lawrence, Sudhesh Kumar.

This accessible guide to obesity and its clinical management provides clear, didactic, clinically focused guidance for all healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and management of patients with obesity, thus acting as a repository of essential practical knowledge. It is an ideal practica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kushner, Robert F., 1953-
Other Authors: Lawrence, Victor, 1968-, Kumar, Sudhesh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
Subjects:
Obesity > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Obesity.
MEDICAL > Endocrinology & Metabolism.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
Obesity
manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
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Table of Contents:
  • Energy balance and body weight homeostasis
  • The genetic basis of obesity
  • Adipocyte biology
  • Fetal and infant origins of obesity
  • Metabolic fuels and obesity
  • Practical guide to clinical assessment and treatment planning
  • Patterns, risks, and benefits of weight loss
  • Dietary management
  • Physical activity and exercise
  • Behavioral therapy
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Surgical treatments
  • Diabetes and metabolic diseases
  • Obesity and reproductive health
  • Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disease in obesity
  • Respiratory complications of obesity
  • Obesity and cardiovascular disease
  • Obesity : mental health and social consequences
  • Obesity and musculoskeletal disease
  • The obese patient in hospital.

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