Recent Advances in Obesity Research
Obesity is a disorder characterized by a very high body mass index due to excessive eating and the body's inability to metabolize the ingested nutrients. Research has shown that the disorder is multifactorial in nature, and researchers suggest that environmental factors, in combination with physiological factors determine its incidence in a population. The exact cause of obesity is a much debated topic, and several aspects about it are either unknown or still under investigation. Due to the multifactorial nature of obesity and the unknown variables surrounding its causes the treatment of obesity is also challenging for healthcare professionals.
is a book series that seeks to narrow the gap between the known and unknown facts about obesity. The series will inform readers on a variety of topics related to obesity, its causes, and treatment. The series will feature contributions from eminent experts on the subject with updated references for the benefit of readers. The series is essential reading for healthcare professionals and researchers in allied disciplines who seek to understand obesity. and the issues that surround it.
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Understanding Obesity: From its Causes to Impact on Life
Understanding Obesity informs readers about contributing factors to obesity: from social and behavioral determinants throughout the life course influences from before we are born to what we eat (nutrients and food contaminants which impact body weight) gut bacteria and the way accumulated energy from nutrition is spent. Chapters will also inform readers about adipose tissue (the dynamic role of the adipose tissue during obesity development the pressure put on to its remodeling and differences in obesity phenotypes regarding association with pathological outcomes as well as the latest advances in finding biological markers of adipose tissue dysfunction) and the latest treatment options for obesity. Special topics such as the bidirectional relationship of stress with obesity and the influence of aging on the onset of metabolic disorders that lead to obesity are also discussed.
Understanding Obesity is a valuable reference for health researchers practitioners (endocrinologists family physicians nurses) as well as decision-makers in healthcare and other professional settings who are seeking a holistic understanding about the causes of obesity and ways to address it.
Key Features:
- 17 chapters cover obesity from a diverse range of perspectives
- medical information is presented (adipose physiology and different disease conditions relevant to obesity)
- educational social and psychological issues as central when caring for obesity patients are emphasized
- the latest information on obesity treatment options (including medical pharmaceutical and surgical options) is included
- bibliographic references have been provided for further reading