The Metabolic Syndrome
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The Metabolic Syndrome

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The Metabolic Syndrome

About this book

The Metabolic Syndrome is a valuable reference text, covering all aspects of the metabolic syndrome and its constituent diseases including inflammation, oxidation and adipocytokines. This book explains the aetiology, pathogenesis and clinical treatment of all risk factors as well as the relationship with diabetes, non alcoholic fatty liver disease, polycystic ovary syndrome and coronary heart disease.

The Metabolic Syndrome has been further improved from the 1 st edition that was highly commended in 2006 Annual British Medical Association medical books competition. All chapters from the first edition are fully updated and this new edition contains an increase in international contributions and five new chapters on:

  • Childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome
  • Bariatric surgery for obesity
  • Fitness
  • Brain insulin resistance and appetite
  • The nature of the insulin resistance seen in metabolic syndrome.

This brand new edition of The Metabolic Syndrome will be an indispensable resource for all clinical researchers, physicians and scientists requiring detailed up-to-date information on the metabolic syndrome to further their own research or to treat and manage the syndrome and its complications. Specifically, the text will be of particular relevance to those involved and working in the fields of diabetes, endocrinology, obesity, cardiology, vascular disease and hepatology.

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Yes, you can access The Metabolic Syndrome by Christopher D. Byrne, Sarah H. Wild, Christopher D. Byrne,Sarah H. Wild in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Endocrinology & Metabolism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781444336580
eBook ISBN
9781444347302
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Endocrinology & Metabolism

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contributors
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. CHAPTER 1: The Epidemiology of the Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Other Conditions
  8. CHAPTER 2: Metabolic Syndrome and Ethnicity
  9. CHAPTER 3: Developmental Origins of Endothelial Dysfunction: a Key Step in Cardiometabolic Disease
  10. CHAPTER 4: Developmental Origins of Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
  11. CHAPTER 5: The Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood
  12. CHAPTER 6: Assessment of Insulin Sensitivity
  13. CHAPTER 7: Recent Progress in Identifying Genes Contributing to Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
  14. CHAPTER 8: Endocrine Aspects of the Metabolic Syndrome
  15. CHAPTER 9: Brain Insulin Resistance
  16. CHAPTER 10: Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Metabolic Syndrome
  17. CHAPTER 11: Metabolic Syndrome and Mental Illness
  18. CHAPTER 12: Atherothrombosis and the Metabolic Syndrome
  19. CHAPTER 13: Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome
  20. CHAPTER 14: Adipocytokine Dysregulation, Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
  21. CHAPTER 15: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  22. CHAPTER 16: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  23. CHAPTER 17: Nutrition: Its Relevance in Development and Treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome
  24. CHAPTER 18: Treatments for the Metabolic Syndrome
  25. CHAPTER 19: Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Therapy for the Metabolic Syndrome
  26. Index