Obesity : a practical guide /: a practical guide. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Shamim I. Ahmad, Syed Khalid Imam, editors.
• Editors: Ahmad, Shamim I; Imam, Syed Khalid
• Contents: White adipose tissues: beyond fat storage -- Brown adipose tissue and obesity -- Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and obesity -- Leptin and obesity -- Role of neuro-endocrine system in obesity -- Oxidative stress and obesity -- Genetics of obesity -- Obesity and coronary heart disease -- Obesity and diabetes -- Obesity and breathing related sleep disorder -- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and obesity: pathophysiology and putative treatment -- Obesity and gastrointestinal disorder in children -- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obesity -- Obesity, cardiometabolic risk, and chronic kidney disease -- Polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity -- Obesity and cancer -- Obesity and thyroid cancer -- Depression and obesity -- Obesity in orthopedics and trauma surgery -- New technology in the assessment and treatment of obesity -- Obstetrical risk in obesity -- Bariatric surgery in obesity -- Decoding the code: underlying physiological mechanisms of bariatric surgery -- Infant nutrition and obesity -- Disordered eating and obesity -- Physical activity in obesity and diabetes -- Obesity prevention in young children.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 362 pages), illustrations (chiefly color), color portraits
• Subjects: 616.398; Medicine; Obesity; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Obesity; Obesity; Medical -- Nutrition; Medical -- Endocrinology & Metabolism; Medical -- General; Dietetics & nutrition; Metabolism; Medical equipment & techniques; Diabetes; Personal health and hygiene; Metabolic diseases; Medical records_xData processing; Diabetes; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319198217; 3319198211
• Related ISBNs: 9783319198200; 3319198203
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ebrary, viewed March 7, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.