Handbook of Obesity -- Volume 1: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology, Third Edition, Volume 1

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George A. Bray
CRC Press, 10 feb 2014 - 736 pagina's
In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors associated with the development of obesity. Reflecting our evolving understanding of causes and consequences, Handbook of Obesity: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology provides comprehensive coverage of the biological, behavioral, and environmental deter
 

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Obesity Has Always Been with Us A Historical Introduction
3
Measurement of Total Adiposity Regional Fat Depots and Ectopic Fat
19
Anthropometric Indicators in Relation to the Gold Standards
37
Worldwide Prevalence of Obesity in Adults
47
Prevalence and Consequences of Pediatric Obesity
55
Obesity in Older Adults in the United States
67
Gender Ethnic and Geographic Variation in Adiposity
75
Genetic Component to Obesity Evidence from Genetic Epidemiology
91
Beverages and Obesity Biology History Trends
357
Sedentary Time and Obesity
367
Occupational Work and Obesity
377
LeisureTime Physical Activity and Obesity
385
Sustained Short Sleep and Risk of Obesity Evidence in Children and Adults
397
Role of Agriculture and the Food Industry in Americas Obesity
413
Transportation Policies and Obesity
427
Urban Environment Building Design and Obesity
437

Genes and the Predisposition to Obesity
105
Epigenetic Mechanisms in Obesity
121
Fetal and Early Postnatal Life Determinants of Adiposity
127
Animal Models of Obesity Perspectives on Evolution of Strategies for Their Development and Analysis of Their Phenotypes
137
Animal Models of Obesity Nonhuman Primates
149
CNS Regulation of Energy Balance
161
Gastrointestinal Regulation of Energy Balance
173
Gut Microbiome and Obesity
183
Sympathetic Nervous System and Endocrine Determinants of Energy Balance
193
Insulin Resistance and Obesity
203
White and Brown Adipose Tissue Development
215
Adipose Tissue Metabolism Adipokines and Obesity
225
Visceral Adipose Tissue and Ectopic Fat Deposition
237
Skeletal Muscle Metabolism and Obesity
249
Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Aspects of Obesity and Weight Loss
259
Resting Metabolic Rate Thermic Effect of Food and Obesity
267
Energy Cost of Exercise Postexercise Metabolic Rates and Obesity
281
Energy Partitioning Substrate Oxidation Rates and Obesity
293
Viral Infections and Adiposity
303
Obesity The Influence of the Food Environment on Ingestive Behaviors
317
Obesity and Related Eating Disorders
327
Tobacco Use Smoking Cessation and Obesity
339
Breastfeeding and Later Obesity
349
Social and Economic Determinants of Obesity
445
Influence of Culture on Obesity
453
Bias Discrimination and Obesity
461
Environmental Chemicals and Obesity
471
Economic Costs of Obesity
489
Obesity and Mortality Rates
503
Obesity and Heart Disease
515
Obesity and Hypertension
523
Obesity and Lipoprotein Metabolism
531
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
539
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
549
Obesity and Cancer Clinical Epidemiology
561
Inflammatory Causes of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
573
Obesity and Gallbladder Disease
591
Obesity and the Liver Cell Death Compensatory Growth and Repair of Damage
603
Obesity Lung Function and Lung Disease
613
Obesity Arthritis and Gout
625
Obesity and Mental Health
635
Obesity and HealthRelated Quality of Life
645
Obesity and Pregnancy Outcomes
657
Obesity an Inactive Lifestyle and Low Fitness The Most Unhealthy Combination
669
Back Cover
689
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George A. Bray, MD, MACP, MACE, is a former executive director and current Boyd Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center of the Louisiana State University System in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is also a professor of medicine at the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans, an adjunct professor of physiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine, and an adjunct professor of food science in the College of Agriculture at Louisiana State University. His research focuses on physiological mechanisms for obesity and the evaluation of treatment for obesity and diabetes.

Claude Bouchard, PhD, is a former executive director and current John W. Barton, Sr. Endowed Chair in Genetics and Nutrition at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center of the Louisiana State University System in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His research focuses on the genetics of obesity and its comorbidities, as well as on the genetics of adaptation to regular exercise in terms of cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors.

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