Research Catalog

Title

Obesity : epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prevention / edited by Debasis Bagchi, Harry G. Preuss.

Publication

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2007], ©2007.

Supplementary Content

Publisher description

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bagchi, Debasis.
• Preuss, Harry G.

Description

xix, 569 pages : illustrations; 27 cm.

Series Statement

CRC series in modern nutrition science

Uniform Title

CRC series in modern nutrition science.

Subjects

• Dietary Supplements
• Obesity > Epidemiology
• Weight Loss > drug effects
• Obesity > Pathophysiology
• Obesity > physiopathology
• Obesity > therapy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Epidemiology of obesity / Giovanna Turconi and Hellas Cena -- 2. Epidemiology of obesity : a global burden for the new millennium / Gopal C. Pain -- 3. Environmental estrogens, endocrine disruption, and obesity / Frederick S. vom Saal, James R. Kirkpatrick and Benjamin L. Coe -- 4. Cigarette smoking, inflammation, and obesity / Saibal K. Biswas, Ian L. Megson, Catherine A. Shaw and Irfan Rahman -- 5. Disordered eating as a correlate in the development of obesity / Gwendolyn W. Pla -- 6. Role of neurotransmitters in obesity regulation / Sunny E. Ohia and Catherine A. Opere -- 7. Neurobiology of obesity / Nina Eikelis -- 8. Leptin as a vasoactive adipokine : link between metabolism and vasculature / Anne Bouloumie, Cyrile Anne Curat, Alexandra Miranville, Karine Lolmede and Coralie Sengenes -- 9. Overview of ghrelin, appetite, and energy balance / Rafael Fernandez-Fernandez and Manuel Tena-Sempere -- 10. Molecular genetics of obesity syndrome : role of DNA methylation / Rama S. Dwivedi, Atul Sahai and Bernard L. Mirkin -- 11. Oxidative stress status in humans with metabolic syndrome / Chung-Yen Chen and Jeffrey B. Blumberg -- 12. Obesity and type 2 diabetes / Subhashini Yaturu and Sushil K. Jain -- 13. Angiogenesis-targeted redox-based therapeutics / Shampa Chatterjee, Debasis Bagchi, Manashi Bagchi and Chandan K. Sen -- 14. Obesity as an occult risk factor for drug and chemical toxicities / George B. Corcoran -- 15. Adipose drug targets for obesity treatment / Olivier Boss, Lorenz Lehr and Jean-Paul Giacobino -- 16. Safety of obesity drugs / Alok K. Gupta and Frank L. Greenway -- 17. The fundamental role of physical activity and exercise in weight management / Dawn Blatt and Cheri L. Gostic -- 18. Nutritional and dietary approaches for weight management : an overview / Sanjiv Agarwal -- 19. Gender differences in body fat utilization during weight gain, loss, or maintenance / Gabriel Keith Harris and David J. Baer -- 20. Appetite, body weight, health implications of a low-glycemic-load diet / Stacey J. Bell, Wendy Van Ausdal and Greg Grochoski -- 21. Beyond obesity prevention : the anti-aging effects of caloric restriction / Kurt W. Saupe and Jacob D. Mulligan -- 22. Dietary supplement carbohydrate digestion inhibitors : a review of the literature / Jay Udani, Mary Hardy and Ben Kavoussi -- 23. Vegetarian diets in the prevention and treatment of obesity / Kathryn T. Knecht, Hien T. Bui, Don K. Tran and Joan Sabate -- 24. The Atkins paradigm / Ariel Robarge and Bernard W. Downs -- 25. Polyphenols from fruits and vegetables in weight management and obesity control / Dilip Ghosh and Margot A. Skinner -- 26. Chromium (III) in promoting weight loss and lean body mass / Manashi Bagchi, Harry G. Preuss, Shirley Zafra-Stone and Debasis Bagchi -- 27. An overview on (-)-hydroxycitric acid in obesity regulation / Shirley Zafra-Stone, Manashi Bagchi, Harry G. Preuss, Gary J. Grover and Debasis Bagchi -- 28. A review of the safety and efficacy of Citrus aurantium in weight management / Sidney J. Stohs and Michael Shara -- 29. Conjugated linoleic acid and weight control : from the biomedical immune viewpoint / Zwe-Ling Kong -- 30. The role of tea in weight management / Chithan Kandaswami -- 31. Laboratory and clinical studies of chitosan / Harry G. Preuss, Debasis Bagchi and Gilbert R. Kaats -- 32. Phaseolus vulgaris and [alpha]-amylase inhibition / Dennis E. Meiss -- 33. Glucomannan in weight loss : a review of the evidence / Barbara Swanson and Joyce K. Keithley -- 34. Role of Caralluma fimbriata in weight management / Ramasamy V. Venkatesh and Ramaswamy Rajendran -- 35. Role of medium-chain triglycerides in weight management / Mary G. Enig -- 36. Anti-obesity by marine lipids / Kazuo Miyashita -- 37. Dairy foods, calcium, and weight management / Michael B. Zemel -- 38. Lessons from the use of ephedra products as dietary supplements / Madhusudan G. Soni, Kantha Shelke and Rakesh Amin -- 39. Dietary supplementation in weight loss : a dietitian's perspective / Betty Wedman-St. Louis -- 40. Treatment and prevention of childhood obesity and associated metabolic diseases / Michael I. Goran, Jaimie N. Davies and Louise A. Kelly -- 41. Bariatric surgery in obesity and reversal of metabolic disorders / Melania Manco.

ISBN

• 9780849338021 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0849338026 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2006102265

OCLC

• ocm77270992
• 77270992
• SCSB-5331314

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries