Practical manual of clinical obesity
Kushner, Robert F., 1953-
Practical manual of clinical obesity [electronic resource] / Robert Kushner, Victor Lawrence, Sudhesh Kumar. - Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. - viii, 195 p. : ill. (some col.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Energy balance and body weight homeostasis -- The genetic basis of obesity -- Adipocyte biology -- Fetal and infant origins of obesity -- Metabolic fuels and obesity -- Practical guide to clinical assessment and treatment planning -- Patterns, risks, and benefits of weight loss -- Dietary management -- Physical activity and exercise -- Behavioral therapy -- Pharmacotherapy -- Surgical treatments -- Diabetes and metabolic diseases -- Obesity and reproductive health -- Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disease in obesity -- Respiratory complications of obesity -- Obesity and cardiovascular disease -- Obesity : mental health and social consequences -- Obesity and musculoskeletal disease -- The obese patient in hospital.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Obesity.
Electronic books.
RC628 / .K87 2013eb
616.3/98
Practical manual of clinical obesity [electronic resource] / Robert Kushner, Victor Lawrence, Sudhesh Kumar. - Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. - viii, 195 p. : ill. (some col.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Energy balance and body weight homeostasis -- The genetic basis of obesity -- Adipocyte biology -- Fetal and infant origins of obesity -- Metabolic fuels and obesity -- Practical guide to clinical assessment and treatment planning -- Patterns, risks, and benefits of weight loss -- Dietary management -- Physical activity and exercise -- Behavioral therapy -- Pharmacotherapy -- Surgical treatments -- Diabetes and metabolic diseases -- Obesity and reproductive health -- Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disease in obesity -- Respiratory complications of obesity -- Obesity and cardiovascular disease -- Obesity : mental health and social consequences -- Obesity and musculoskeletal disease -- The obese patient in hospital.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Obesity.
Electronic books.
RC628 / .K87 2013eb
616.3/98