(Ebook) Obesity and Diabetes, Second Edition by Anthony H. Barnett, Sudhesh Kumar ISBN 9780470519813, 9780470741474, 0470519819, 0470741473

(Ebook) Obesity and Diabetes, Second Edition by Anthony H. Barnett, Sudhesh Kumar ISBN 9780470519813, 9780470741474, 0470519819, 0470741473

Part of the successful ‘Diabetes in Practice’ series, Obesity and Diabetes Second Edition focuses on the link between diabetes and obesity, two of the most pressing health problems in the developed world.  It covers topics ranging from the changing epidemiology of type 2 diabetes to an analysis of the principal causes of the metabolic syndrome.

• Includes new chapters on obesity management in ethnic minorities and obesity issues in the workplace
• Features many suggestions of practical value
• Describes a contemporary approach to the clinical assessment of obesity and its management in both primary and secondary care settings
• Covers emerging problems such as childhood “diabesity” and the impact of obesity on polycystic ovary syndrome
• All chapters have been updated

Obesity and Diabetes Second Edition   addresses the management of obesity and diabetes in practical terms useful to clinicians with an interest in diabetes, both in primary and secondary care, general practitioners, paediatricians, endocrinologists and nutritionists, as well as to students and researchers interested in obesity.Content:
Chapter 1 Changing Epidemiology of Obesity – Implications for Diabetes (pages 1–12): Jonathan Webber
Chapter 2 The Genetics of Human Obesity (pages 13–30): Victor J. Lawrence and Tahseen A. Chowdhury
Chapter 3 Lifestyle Determinants of Obesity (pages 31–45): Laura Johnson and Susan A. Jebb
Chapter 4 Pathophysiology of Obesity?Induced T2DM (pages 47–66): Konstantinos Lois, Phillip McTernan and Sudhesh Kumar
Chapter 5 Obesity and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (pages 67–85): Jaakko Tuomilehto, Jaana Lindstrom and Karri Silventoinen
Chapter 6 Diet and Food?Based Therapies for Obesity in Diabetic Patients (pages 87–101): Catherine Rolland and Iain Broom
Chapter 7 Behaviour Change Components of Obesity Treatment (pages 103–124): Brent Van Dorsten
Chapter 8 Physical Activity, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (pages 125–150): Carlton B. Cooke and Paul J. Gately
Chapter 9 Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease – Therapeutic Implications (pages 151–184): Jayadave Shakher and Anthony H. Barnett
Chapter 10 Drug Therapy for the Obese Diabetic Patient (pages 185–202): John P. H. Wilding
Chapter 11 The Role of Metabolic Surgery in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes (pages 203–220): David Kerrigan and John Pinkney
Chapter 12 Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (pages 221–245): Krystyna A. Matyka
Chapter 13 Obesity and PCOS (pages 247–271): Diana Raskauskiene and Richard N. Clayton
Chapter 14 Management of Diabesity in Primary Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach (pages 273–283): Ian W. Campbell
Chapter 15 Obesity and Employment (pages 285–297): Nerys Williams
Chapter 16 Obesity in Different Ethnic Groups (pages 299–315): Ponnusamy Saravanan, George Valsamakis and Sudhesh Kumar