Obesity  A Practical Guide /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Shamim I. Ahmad, Syed Khalid Imam. 
 - 1st ed. 2016. 
 - XXII, 362 p. 26 illus., 16 illus. in color.  online resource. 
<br/><br/> 1. White Adipose Tissues: Beyond Fat Storage -- 2. Brown Adipose Tissue and Obesity -- 3. Long-Chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Obesity -- 4. Leptin and Obesity -- 5. Role of Neuro-Endocrine System in Obesity -- 6. Oxidative Stress and Obesity -- 7. Genetics of Obesity -- 8. Obesity and Coronary Heart Disease -- 9. Obesity and Diabetes -- 10. Obesity and Breathing Related Sleep Disorder -- 11. Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease and Obesity: Pathophysiology and Putative Treatment -- 12. Obesity and Gastrointestinal Disorder in Children -- 13. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obesity -- 14. Obesity, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Chronic Kidney Disease -- 15. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Obesity -- 16. Obesity and Cancer -- 17. Obesity and Thyroid Cancer -- 18. Depression and Obesity -- 19. Obesity in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery -- 20. New Technology in the Assessment and Treatment of Obesity -- 21. Obstetrical Risk in Obesity -- 22. Bariatric Surgery in Obesity -- 23. Decoding the Code: Underlying Physiological Mechanisms of Bariatric Surgery -- 24. Infant Nutrition and Obesity -- 25. Disordered Eating and Obesity -- 26. Physical Activity in Obesity and Diabetes -- 27. Obesity Prevention in Young Children. 
<br/><br/> This comprehensive book examines the causes and effects of obesity, both on the human body as well as society as a whole. The significance obesity plays in the development of a variety of lethal and non-lethal diseases is discussed, and the prevention and treatment of obesity is looked at in detail.   Obesity: A Practical Guide brings together a large number of international specialists in their field, and is aimed at Gastroenterologists, Surgeons, Researchers, Dieticians, Physicians and Health Care providers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783319198217 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-319-19821-7  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medicine.<br/>Health informatics.<br/>Diabetes.<br/>Metabolic diseases.<br/>Clinical nutrition.<br/>Medicine & Public Health.<br/>Diabetes.<br/>Clinical Nutrition.<br/>Metabolic Diseases.<br/>Health Informatics.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC648-665.2 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.462 616.46