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 |
| Publication | Basel ; New York : Karger, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | ix, 199 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Kiess, W. (Wieland), editor. |
| Other author/creator | Wabitsch, Martin, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Maffeis, Claudio, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Sharma, Arya M., editor. |
| Series | Pediatric 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Metabolic syndrome and obesity in childhood and adolescence. Basel, Switzerland : Karger, [2015] 9783318027983 |
| LCCN | 2014044095 |
| ISBN | 9783318027983 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 3318027987 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
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