1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910140026003321

Titolo

Clinical obesity in adults and children [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peter G. Kopelman, Ian D. Caterson, William H. Dietz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-283-86907-1

1-4443-0762-2

1-4443-0763-0

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (514 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KopelmanPeter G

CatersonIan D

DietzWilliam H

Disciplina

616.398

Soggetti

Obesity

Obesity in children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Part 1: Obesity; 1: Epidemiology: Definition and Classification of Obesity; 2: Measuring Body Composition in Adults and Children; 3: Stigma and Social Consequences of Obesity; 4: Obesity and Culture; 5: Obesity and Gender; Part 2: Biology of Obesity; 6: Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis; 7: Genes and Obesity; 8: Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity; 9: Adipocyte Biology; 10: Metabolic Fuels and Obesity; 11: Eating Behavior

12: Energy Expenditure in Humans: The Influence of Activity, Diet and the Sympathetic Nervous SystemPart 3: Obesity and Disease; 13: Obesity and Dyslipidemia: Importance of Body Fat Distribution; 14: Obesity Insulin Resistance and Gut Hormones; 15: Obesity as an Endocrine Disease; 16: Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis; 17: Cardiovascular Consequences of Obesity; 18: Adult Obesity: Fertility; 19: Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Part 4: Management of Adult Obesity; 20: An Overview of Obesity Management; 21: Dietary



Management of Obesity: Eating Plans

22: Behavioral Treatment of Obesity23: Exercise, Physical Activity and Obesity; 24: Drugs Used Clinically to Reduce Body Weight; 25: The Management of Obesity: Surgery; 26: Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Cycling; 27: Education and Training of Healthcare Professionals; Part 5: Childhood Obesity; 28: Childhood Obesity: Definition, Classification and Assessment; 29: Childhood Obesity: Consequences and Complications; 30: The Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity; Part 6: Environmental Policy Approaches; 31: Obesity: Global Pandemic; 32: Obesity and the Environment

33: Obesity: Using the Ecologic Public Health Approach to Overcome Policy Cacophony34: A Comprehensive Approach to Obesity Prevention; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Obesity is a major problem facing doctors in the 21st century. This third edition of a highly-respected textbook combines the latest in clinical research with a practical approach to guide the successful evaluation, management and treatment of the obese patient including the large number of complications and other conditions that can arise as a consequence of it. Written by experts from around the globe, this book is a truly international work recognizing that the approach for the treatment and management of obesity may vary between differing ethnicities and in different countries. The book



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796377603321

Titolo

Developing European regions? : comparative governance, policy networks and European integration / / Maura Adshead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2018

2002

ISBN

1-351-73046-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Routledge Revivals

Disciplina

321.023094

Soggetti

Regional planning - Germany

Regional planning - Ireland

Regional planning - England

Germany Politics and government 1990-

Ireland Politics and government 1949-

Great Britain Politics and government 1997-2007

Europe Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.