Obesity : Recent Insights and Therapeutic Options / / Samy I. McFarlane, editor

• Pubblicazione: London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.398
• Soggetto topico: Obesity
• Persona (resp. second.): McFarlaneSamy I.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Obesity in Children: Recent Insights and Therapeutic Options -- 2. Stigmatization of the Patients Who Live with Overweight or Obesity -- 3. Metabolic Changes in Obesity -- 4. Diet-Induced Overweight Conditions: Effect on Brain Structure, Cognitive Function, and Neurogenesis -- 5. Obesity: A Prerequisite for Major Chronic Illnesses -- 6. Novel Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapies -- 7. The Role of Dietary Interventions in the Management of Obesity -- 8. Metabolic Outcomes in Obese Patients after Bariatric Embolization of the Left Gastric Vessel.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of obesity. The chapters are authored by prominent scholars in the field with direct knowledge, through practice and research, of the real-world problems associated with obesity. Chapters address such topics as obesity in children, stigmatization of people with obesity, metabolic effects of obesity, recent advances in pharmacology and surgical interventions for obesity, and more.
• Titolo autorizzato: Obesity
• ISBN: 1-80355-910-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765536703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II