Barnett / Kumar Obesity and Diabetes

2. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-74148-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 344 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Diabetes in Practice Series

Type 2 diabetes, associated with obesity, is today the most commonform of diabetes. It is also associated with a number ofother cardiovascular risk factors which constitute the metabolicsyndrome. Effective management of 'diabesity' iscrucial to the reduction of morbidity and premature morbidity dueto cardiovascular disease.
Part of the successful 'Diabetes in Practice'series, Obesity and Diabetes Second Edition focuses on thelink between diabetes and obesity, two of the most pressing healthproblems in the developed world. It covers topics rangingfrom the changing epidemiology of type 2 diabetes to an analysis ofthe principal causes of the metabolic syndrome.
* Includes new chapters on obesity management in ethnicminorities and obesity issues in the workplace
* Features many suggestions of practical value
* Describes a contemporary approach to the clinical assessment ofobesity and its management in both primary and secondary caresettings
* Covers emerging problems such as childhood"diabesity" and the impact of obesity on polycysticovary syndrome
* All chapters have been updated
Obesity and Diabetes Second Edition addresses themanagement of obesity and diabetes in practical terms useful toclinicians with an interest in diabetes, both in primary andsecondary care, general practitioners, paediatricians,endocrinologists and nutritionists, as well as to students andresearchers interested in obesity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnett, Tony

Kumar, Sudhesh

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Changing epidemiology of obesity - implications for diabetes
2. The genetics of human obesity
3. Lifestyle determinants of obesity
4. Pathogenesis of obesity related Type 2 diabetes
5. Obesity and prevention of Type 2 diabetes
6. Diet and food-based therapies for obesity in diabeticpatients
7. Behavioural modifications in the treatment of obesity
8. Physical activity, obesity and Type 2 diabetes
9. Diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease - therapeuticimplications
10. Drug therapy for the obese diabetic patient
11. The role of bariatric surgery in the management of Type 2diabetes
12. Childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes
13. Obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome
14. Management of diabetes in primary care: a multi disciplinaryapproach
15. Management of obesity and the workplace issues
16. Obesity in different ethnic groups