44590

science to practice

[edited by] Gareth Williams, Gema Fr�uhbeck

Chichester, UK Hoboken, NJ Wiley

xvii, 585 p. : col. ill., maps ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index , History of obesity / George A. Bray Epidemiology and social impact of obesity / Neville Rigby ... [et al.] Key methodologies in obesity research and practice / Susan A. Jebb ... [et al.] Adipose tissue : development, anatomy and functions / Dominique Langin ... [et al.] The regulation of energy balance : an overview / Gareth Williams Control of eating / Wolfgang Langhans ... [et al.] Energy balance in humans / Ellen E. Blaak Aetiology of human obesity / John R. Speakman, David Levitsky Health hazards of obesity : an overview / Ronald C.W. Ma, Gary T.C. Ko, Juliana C.N. Chan Metabolic complications of obesity / Ronald Ma, Juliana Chan Liver disease in obesity / Nimantha de Alwis, Chris Day Cardiovascular disease and obesity / Gianluca Iacobellis, Arya M. Sharma Obesity and other diseases / Mimi Chen, Robert Andrews Social and psychological factors in obesity / Andrew J. Hill Assessment and investigation of obesity / Luc Van Gaal, Ilse Mertens Managing obesity : general approach and lifestyle intervention / Susanne Wiesner, Jens Jordan Pharmacological approaches for treating obesity / John Wilding Surgical approaches to the management of obesity / Mervyn Deitel Special considerations in managing obesity / Mimi Chen, Robert Andrews Eating disorders in obesity / Susan M. Byrne, Emma R. Dove Obesity in childhood / Julian Shield, Carolyn Summerbell Prevention of obesity / Tim Lobstein A look to the future / Gareth Williams, Gema Fr�uhbeck.

AU Williams, Gareth, , AU Fr�uhbeck, Gema

RC

628

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2009

2008041508