{"product_id":"obesity-and-diabetes-isbn-9780470519813","title":"Obesity and Diabetes","description":"Type 2 diabetes, associated with obesity, is today the most common form of diabetes.  It is also associated with a number of other cardiovascular risk factors which constitute the metabolic syndrome.  Effective management of ‘diabesity’ is crucial to the reduction of morbidity and premature morbidity due to cardiovascular disease.  \u003cp\u003ePart of the successful ‘Diabetes in Practice’ series, \u003ci\u003eObesity and Diabetes Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new chapters on obesity management in ethnic minorities and obesity issues in the workplace\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures many suggestions of practical value\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes a contemporary approach to the clinical assessment of obesity and its management in both primary and secondary care settings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers emerging problems such as childhood “diabesity” and the impact of obesity on polycystic ovary syndrome\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll chapters have been updated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eObesity and Diabetes Second Edition  \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  1. Changing epidemiology of obesity - implications for diabetes  \u003cp\u003e2. The genetics of human obesity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Lifestyle determinants of obesity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Pathogenesis of obesity related Type 2 diabetes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Obesity and prevention of Type 2 diabetes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Diet and food-based therapies for obesity in diabetic patients\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Behavioural modifications in the treatment of obesity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Physical activity, obesity and Type 2 diabetes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease - therapeutic implications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Drug therapy for the obese diabetic patient\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The role of bariatric surgery in the management of Type 2 diabetes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Management of diabetes in primary care: a multi disciplinary approach\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Management of obesity and the workplace issues\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Obesity in different ethnic groups\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eObesity and Diabetes\u003c\/i\u003e is an extremely useful, high quality reference book and does what it does effectively, educating clearly and comprehensively on the science of the conditions, with a highly eminent cast list.\" (\u003ci\u003ePractical Diabetes International\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony H Barnett\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Medicine, Consultant Physician and Clinical Director of Diabetes and Endocrinology at Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals.   Type 2 diabetes, associated with obesity, is today the most common form of diabetes.  It is also associated with a number of other cardiovascular risk factors which constitute the metabolic syndrome.  Effective management of ‘diabesity’ is crucial to the reduction of morbidity and premature morbidity due to cardiovascular disease.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the successful ‘Diabetes in Practice’ series, \u003ci\u003eObesity and Diabetes Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the link between diabetes and obesity, two of the most pressing health problems in the developed world.  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