Obesity : Recent Insights and Therapeutic Options.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFarlane, Samy I.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2023.

Summary:

This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of obesity.The chapters are authored by prominent scholars in the field with direct knowledge, through practice and research, of the real-world problems associated with obesity.

Contents:

Obesity - Recent Insights and Therapeutic Options

Contents

Preface

Section 1 Implications of Obesity in Special Populations

Chapter1 Obesity in Children: Recent Insights and Therapeutic Options

Chapter2 Stigmatization of the PatientsWho Live with Overweight or Obesity

Section 2 Metabolic and Neurogenic Effects of Obesity: Implications for Chronic Diseases

Chapter3 Metabolic Changes in Obesity

Chapter4 Diet-Induced Overweight Conditions: Effect on Brain Structure, Cognitive Function, and Neurogenesis

Chapter5 Obesity: A Prerequisite for Major Chronic Illnesses

Section 3 Recent Advances and Outcomes of Obesity Management

Chapter6 Novel Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapies

Chapter7 The Role of Dietary Interventions in the Management of Obesity

Chapter8 Metabolic Outcomes in Obese Patients after Bariatric Embolization of the Left GastricVessel.

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