ABC of Obesity ABC Series
Coordonnateurs : Sattar Naveed, Lean Mike
Written by leading experts, this is a widely accessible text and an indispensable guide for all general practitioners, junior doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the treatment and research of this common condition.
Contributors vii
Foreword ix
1 Obesity—time to wake up 1
David Haslam, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
2 Assessment of obesity and its clinical implications 4
Thang S Han, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
3 Management: Part I—Behaviour change, diet, and activity 8
Alison Avenell, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean
4 Management: Part II—Drugs 12
Mike Lean, Nick Finer
5 Management: Part III—Surgery 16
John G Kral
6 Strategies for preventing obesity 20
Mike Lean, Jose Lara, James O Hill
7 Risk factors for diabetes and coronary heart disease 24
Sarah H Wild, Christopher D Byrne
8 Obesity and vascular disease 27
Debbie A Lawlor, Mike Lean, Naveed Sattar
9 Obesity and cancer 31
Donald C McMillan, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean, Colin S McArdle
10 Obesity and reproduction 34
Jane E Ramsay, Ian Greer, Naveed Sattar
11 Childhood obesity 38
John J Reilly, David Wilson
12 Obesity—can we turn the tide? 42
Mike Lean, Laurence Gruer, George Alberti, Naveed Sattar
Index 47
Mike Lean Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Glasgow; Visiting Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Otago; Consultant Physician, Glasgow Royal Infirmary; and Chair of the Advisory Committee on Research, Food Standards Agency, London
Date de parution : 06-2007
Ouvrage de 64 p.
21.6x27.2 cm
Thème d’ABC of Obesity :
Mots-clés :
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