Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention (CRC Press series in Modern Nutrition Science)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 592 pages
• Published by: CRC Press
• Edition: 1st Edition March 7, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0849338026
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0849338021
• Book Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Product Review
Obesity takes a broader perspective. We are treated to short reviews of neurobiology, leptin, and ghrelin as well as chapters on environmental estrogens as endocrine disrupters, smoking and inflammation, and other oxidative stressors that may be contributing to the obesity epidemic. Regarding thereapies, this book has solid chapters on diet and exercise on specific neutraceuticals – foods with purported therapeutic benefits the authors offer thoughts, theories, and treatments that are outside the box, and they do so majestically.
— Margo A. Denke, MD, University of Texas, writing in The New England Journal of Medicine, December 13 2007

this book is not a casual read. It is an in-depth treatise on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of a modern-day epidemic, obesity. It begins with a detailed review of the prevalence and health burden of obesity worldwide and how the current situation has developed over the past 4 decades. deals with the pathophysiology of obesity natural, nutritional, and physical approaches to weight management. There is very little, if anything, about the many approaches to weight loss that is a not addressed .
This book covers all aspects of obesity. the editors maintained an evidence-based approach whenever possible and have maintained an open mind and an impartiality toward controversial issues. They discuss the recent development of drugs and the role of vegetarianism, tea, and other natural health products.  
This is a textbook and reference, and it serves that purpose exceptionally well. Graduate students in the field of obesity should read it or at least use it as a reference. this book will point them in the right direction and give them an overview about what they need to learn; a lot of that learning can come directly from this book. Practitioners specializing in obesity management and lifestyle issues should have it as a reference, as should obesity researchers.  
— Marshall Godwin, MD, MSc, CCFP writing in JAMA. 2008;299(17):2092-2093

Product Description
With unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage, Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Prevention is a comprehensive resource for sound, up-to-the-minute data for managing obesity. Divided into eight sections, the text covers epidemiology and pathophysiology, associated degenerative diseases, drug development and safety, the intricacies of childhood obesity, and the benefits of bariatric surgery. An expansive portion of the book considers natural, nutritional, and physical approaches to weight management. It explores exercise; diet; and gender differences; along with research on a wide range of functional foods, neutraceuticals, and natural supplements such as hydroxycitric acid, marine lipids, polyphenolic compounds, trivalent chromium, and ephedra.