Nutrition in the prevention and treatment of abdominal obesity. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ronald Ross Watson.
• Authors: Watson, Ronald R (Ronald Ross)
• Contents: Section I. Overview of Obesity and Population Studies; 1. Sleep, Abdominal Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome; 2. The new anthropometrics and abdominal obesity: a body shape index, hip index, and anthropometric risk index; 3. Comparing measures of obesity: waist circumference, Waist-hip and waist-height ratios; 4. Abdominal Obesity and the Interaction between Adipocytes and Osteoblasts; 5. Pharmacologic Agents Chapter for Abdominal Obesity; 6. Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity: Technique and Outcomes; 7. Comparing Measures of Obesity: Waist Circumference, waist-hip and waist-height ratios; 8. Abdominal obesity in children: the role of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep time; 9. The concept of a web-based calculator for supporting waist circumference interpretation among pediatric patients; 10. Remission of metabolic syndrome after sleeve gastrectomy; 11. Nutrients and Obesity; 12. The role of physical activity in adult obesity; Section II. Mechanisms of Obesity ; 13. Fibroblast growth factor 21 as a regulator of energy metabolism in the liver and adipose tissue; 14. Genetics of Central Obesity and Body Fat; 15. Stress-Induced Eating Dampens Physiological and Behavioral Stress Responses; 16. An emerging role of angiotensin receptor binding protein ATRAP as a possible novel player in pathophysiology of visceral obesity and metabolic disorders; 17. Ethnicity and Cut-Off Values in Obesity; Section III. Role of Dietary Supplements in Obesity; 18. Regulation of the Energy balance; 19. Using Psyllium to Prevent and Treat Obesity Comorbidities; 20. Dairy Whey Proteins and Obesity; Section IV. Foods and Macronutrients in Obesity ; 21. The Mediterranean diet: what it is and its effect on abdominal obesity; 22. International aspects: Abdominal obesity in Greece; 23. Artificial sweeteners: implications for weight loss in obesity; 24. Coffee Intake and Obesity; Section V. Micronutrients and Dietary Components in Obesity ; 25. Conjugated linoleic acid in human health: Effects on weight control; 26. Serum magnesium and abdominal obesity and its consequences; 27. Integrative Health and Medicine: Dietary supplements and modalities for the treatment of obesity; 28. Anthocyanins: What They Are and How They Relate to Obesity Prevention; 29. The Positive Effects of Olive Oil Towards Lipotoxicity and Obesity; 30. Effects of diet-induced early-stage obesity on a low-testosterone Gottingen minipig; 31. The Effects of Fiber on Visceral Fat; 32. Carotenoids as Nutraceutical Therapy for Visceral Obesity; 33. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) as a Bariatric Procedure
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 613.25; Obesity -- Prevention; Obesity -- Treatment; Reducing diets; Overweight persons -- Nutrition; HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living; HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128137819; 0128137819
• Related ISBNs: 9780128137802
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 29, 2018).
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