a ISBN 978-08-49338021-

a ISBN 0-84933-8026-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WD210

b Item number .O1121949 2007

a Title Obesity :

b Remainder of title epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prevention /

c Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Debasis Bagchi, Harry G. Preuss.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Boca Raton :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc CRC Press,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007.

a Extent xix, 569 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 27 cm.

a Series statement CRC series in modern nutrition science.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.

a Formatted contents note Epidemiology of obesity -- Epidemiology of obesity: a global burden for the new millennium -- Environmental estrogens, endocrine disruption, and obesity -- Cigarette smoking, inflammation, and obesity -- Disordered eating as a correlate in the development of obesity -- Role of neurotransmitters in obesity regulation -- Neurobiology of obesity -- Leptin as a vasoactive adipokine: link between metabolism and vasculature -- Overview of ghrelin, appetite, and energy balance -- Molecular genetics of obesity syndrome: role of DNA methylation -- Oxidative stress status in humans with metabolic syndrome -- Obesity and type 2 diabetes -- Angiogenesis-targeted redox-based therapeutics -- Obesity as an occult risk factor for drug and chemical toxicities -- Adipose drug targets for obesity treatment -- Safety of obesity drugs -- The fundamental role of physical activity and exercise in weight management -- Nutritional and dietary approaches for weight management: an overview -- Gender differences in body fat utilization during weight gain, loss, or maintenance -- Appetite, body weight, health implications of a low-glycemic-load diet -- Beyond obesity prevention: the anti-aging effects of caloric restriction -- Dietary supplement carbohydrate digestion inhibitors: a review of the literature -- Vegetarian diet in the prevention and treatment of obesity -- The Atkins paradigm -- Polyphenols from fruits and vegetables in weight management and obesity control -- Chromium (III) in promoting weight loss and lean body mass -- An overview on (-)-hydroxycitric acid in obesity regulation -- A review of the safety and efficacy of citrus aurantium in weight management -- Conjugated linoleic acid and weight control: from the biomedical immune viewpoint -- The role of tea in weight management -- Laboratory and clinical studies of chitosan -- Phaseolus vulgaris and a-amylase inhibition -- Glucomannan in weight loss: a review of the evidence -- Role of caralluma fumbriata in weight management -- Role of medium-chain triglycerides in weight management -- Anti-obesity by marine lipids -- Dairy foods, calcium, and weight management -- Lessons from the use of ephedra products as dietary supplements -- Dietary supplementation in weight loss: a dietitian's perspective -- Treatment and prevention of childhood obesity and associated metabolic diseases -- Bariatric surgery in obesity and reversal of metabolic disorders.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Obesity

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Obesity

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Obesity

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Dietary Supplements

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Obesity

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Weight Loss

a Personal name Bagchi, Debasis.

a Personal name Preuss Harry G

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006102265-d.html