Obesity and diabetes [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Anthony H. Barnett, Sudhesh Kumar

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.3/98
• Soggetto topico: Obesity; Type 2 diabetes
• Altri autori: BarnettA. H <1951-> (Anthony H.) KumarSudhesh
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Obesity and Diabetes; Contents; Foreword; List of Contributors; 1 Changing Epidemiology of Obesity - Implications for Diabetes; Introduction; Assessment of obesity in epidemiological studies; Prevalence of obesity; The epidemiological link between obesity and diabetes; Factors modifying the relationship between obesity and diabetes; Conclusions; References; 2 The Genetics of Human Obesity; Introduction; Why has the genetics of obesity been difficult to study?; How much of obesity is genetic?; Is there a major gene for obesity?; How to identify obesity genes; Summary and conclusions ; References 3 Lifestyle Determinants of Obesity; The importance of energy balance; Physical activity; Energy intake; Environmental impacts on lifestyle; An integrated analysis; Conclusions; References; 4 Pathogenesis of Obesity-Related Type 2 Diabetes; Introduction; Defining fat accumulation in terms of health risk; Implications of obesity-associated diabetes; Development of obesity-related type 2 diabetes; Fat distribution; Evaluating obesity-related hypotheses for progression of type 2 diabetes; Ectopic fat storage: fat content in obesity; Lipid metabolism in adipose tissue ; Effects of NEFA on hepatic insulin action Adipose-tissue derived factors; Summary; References; 5 Obesity and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes; Obesity and the risk of type 2 diabetes; Lifestyle intervention studies; Other intervention studies; Conclusions; References; 6 Diet and Food-based Therapies for Obesity in Diabetic Patients; Introduction; Type 2 diabetes; Patterns of weight loss in diabetes; Target setting; Dietary and lifestyle alterations; Dietary nutrient composition in type 2 diabetes; The approach to dietary prescription; Failure of therapy; Fat or carbohydrate ; Meal replacement therapy Very low calorie diets (VLCD); Conclusions; References; 7 Behavioural Modification in the Treatment of Obesity; Introduction; Genetics; The 'toxic environment'; Components of obesity treatment; Features of behavioural lifestyle change; Behavioural modification strategies in obesity treatment; Efficacy of combination treatments; Conclusions and future work; References; 8 Physical Activity, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes; Introduction; Physical activity and exercise, what is the difference?; Current physical activity behaviour and guidelines ; The importance of physical activity to health Energy balance; Energy expenditure; Exercise tolerance and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight and obese adults and children; Guidelines for exercise and activity prescription (including practical issues of clinical management for diabetics and the obese); Research evidence on the role of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes; Physical activity and the behavioural treatment of obesity; Linking research and practice; Case study; Summary; References ; 9 Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease - Therapeutic Implications
• Sommario/riassunto: Obesity has become the most common chronic disease of the present day, with significant increases in prevalence in populations across the world and all age groups. This has resulted in a dramatic increase in obesity-related metabolic and cardiovascular complications, making it an important public health issue.Type 2 diabetes associated with obesity or 'diabesity' is today the most common form of type 2 diabetes. It is also associated with a number of other cardiovascular risk factors, which constitute the metabolic syndrome. Effective management of 'diabesity' is crucial to the reducti
• Titolo autorizzato: Obesity and diabetes
• ISBN: 1-280-53976-3; 9786610539765; 0-470-01109-2; 0-470-01110-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783290903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Diabetes in practice.