Metabolic syndrome and obesity in childhood and adolescence / volume editors, Wieland Kiess, Leipzig, Martin Wabitsch, Ulm, Claudio Maffeis, Verona, Arya M. Sharma, Edmonton, Alta.

Format Book
PublicationBasel ; New York : Karger, [2015]
Copyright Date©2015
Descriptionix, 199 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

Other author/creatorKiess, W. (Wieland), editor.
Other author/creatorWabitsch, Martin, editor.
Other author/creatorMaffeis, Claudio, editor.
Other author/creatorSharma, Arya M., editor.
SeriesPediatric and adolescent medicine, 1017-5989 ; vol. 19
Pediatric and adolescent medicine v. 19. 1017-5989 ^A805508
Contents Definitions and clinical aspects. Definitions -- Hypothalamic obesity in children -- Causes. Genetics of obesity in childhood and adolescence -- Nutrition -- Sedentary lifestyle -- Socio-economic aspects -- Consequences. Carbohydrate metabolism -- Orthopaedic aspects of obesity in children and adults -- Urogenital complications: renal disease, urolithiasis and lower urinary tract symptoms -- Influences of childhood obesity on pubertal development -- Social aspects and prevention. Urban living conditions: the relation between neighborhood characteristics and obesity in children and adolescents -- Metabolic syndrome and the 'Western diet': science and politics -- An economic perspective on childhood obesity -- Prevention of childhood and adolescent obesity and its barriers -- E-health in overweight and obesity prevention -- Obesity management. Obesity treatment programmes -- Adolescent bariatric surgery: current status in an evolving field -- Beyond weight loss: experiences and insights related to working effectively with families and operating within the health care system to manage pediatric obesity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other formOnline version: Metabolic syndrome and obesity in childhood and adolescence. Basel, Switzerland : Karger, [2015] 9783318027983
LCCN 2014044095
ISBN9783318027983 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN3318027987 (hard cover : alk. paper)

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