Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prevention Book

Preface     xi
Editors     xiii
Contributors     xv
Introduction
Epidemiology of Obesity   Giovanna Turconi   Hellas Cena     3
Epidemiology of Obesity: A Global Burden for the New Millennium   Gopal C. Pain     21
Pathophysiology of Obesity
Environmental Estrogens, Endocrine Disruption, and Obesity   Frederick S. vom Saal   James R. Kirkpatrick   Benjamin L. Coe     33
Cigarette Smoking, Inflammation, and Obesity   Saibal K. Biswas   Ian L. Megson   Catherine A. Shaw   Irfan Rahman     43
Disordered Eating as a Correlate in the Development of Obesity   Gwendolyn W. Pla     63
Role of Neurotransmitters in Obesity Regulation   Sunny E. Ohia   Catherine A. Opere     71
Neurobiology of Obesity   Nina Eikelis     81
Leptin as a Vasoactive Adipokine: Link Between Metabolism and Vasculature   Anne Bouloumie   Cyrile Anne Curat   Alexandra Miranville   Karine Lolmede   Coralie Sengenes     93
Overview of Ghrelin, Appetite, and Energy Balance   Rafael Fernandez-Fernandez   Manuel Tena-Sempere     105
Molecular Genetics of Obesity Syndrome: Role of DNAMethylation   Rama S. Dwivedi   Atul Sahai   Bernard L. Mirkin     115
Obesity and Degenerative Diseases
Oxidative Stress Status in Humans with Metabolic Syndrome   Chung-Yen Chen   Jeffrey B. Blumberg     123
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes   Subhashini Yaturu   Sushil K. Jain     139
Angiogenesis-Targeted Redox-Based Therapeutics   Shampa Chatterjee   Debasis Bagchi   Manashi Bagchi   Chandan K. Sen     155
Obesity as an Occult Risk Factor for Drug and Chemical Toxicities   George B. Corcoran     165
Novel Concept in Obesity Drug Development
Adipose Drug Targets for Obesity Treatment   Olivier Boss   Lorenz Lehr   Jean-Paul Giacobino     177
Safety of Obesity Drugs
Safety of Obesity Drugs   Alok K. Gupta   Frank L. Greenway     199
Natural, Nutritional, and Physical Approaches to Weight Management
The Fundamental Role of Physical Activity and Exercise in Weight Management   Dawn Blatt   Cheri L. Gostic     219
Nutritional and Dietary Approaches for Weight Management: An Overview   Sanjiv Agarwal     233
Gender Differences in Body Fat Utilization during Weight Gain, Loss, or Maintenance   Gabriel Keith Harris   David J. Baer     239
Appetite, Body Weight, Health Implications of a Low-Glycemic-Load Diet   Stacey J. Bell   Wendy Van Ausdal   Greg Grochoski     245
Beyond Obesity Prevention: The Anti-Aging Effects of Caloric Restriction   Kurt W. Saupe   Jacob D. Mulligan     265
Dietary Supplement Carbohydrate Digestion Inhibitors: A Review of the Literature   Jay Udani   Mary Hardy   Ben Kavoussi     279
Vegetarian Diets in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity   Kathryn T. Knecht   Hien T. Bui   Don K. Tran   Joan Sabate     299
The Atkins Paradigm   Ariel Robarge   Bernard W. Downs     315
Polyphenols from Fruits and Vegetables in Weight Management and Obesity Control   Dilip Ghosh   Margot A. Skinner     321
Chromium (III) in Promoting Weight Loss and Lean Body Mass   Manashi Bagchi   Harry G. Preuss   Shirley Zafra-Stone   Debasis Bagchi     339
An Overview on (-)-Hydroxycitric Acid in Obesity Regulation   Shirley Zafra-Stone   Manashi Bagchi   Harry G. Preuss   Gary J. Grover   Debasis Bagchi     349
A Review of the Safety and Efficacy of Citrus aurantium in Weight Management    Sidney J. Stohs   Michael Shara     371
Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Weight Control: From the Biomedical Immune Viewpoint   Zwe-Ling Kong     383
The Role of Tea in Weight Management   Chithan Kandaswami     401
Laboratory and Clinical Studies of Chitosan   Harry G. Preuss   Debasis Bagchi   Gilbert R. Kaats     413
Phaseolus vulgaris and [alpha]-Amylase Inhibition   Dennis E. Meiss     423
Glucomannan in Weight Loss: A Review of the Evidence   Barbara Swanson   Joyce K. Keithley     433
Role of Caralluma fimbriata in Weight Management   Ramasamy V. Venkatesh   Ramaswamy Rajendran     443
Role of Medium-Chain Triglycerides ia Weight Management   Mary G. Enig     451
Anti-Obesity by Marine Lipids   Kazuo Miyashita     463
Dairy Foods, Calcium, and Weight Management   Michael B. Zemel     477
Lessons from the Use of Ephedra Products as Dietary Supplements   Madhusudan G. Soni   Kantha Shelke   Rakesh Amin     495
Dietary Supplementation in Weight Loss: A Dietitian's Perspective   Betty Wedman-St. Louis     507
Child Obesity and Prevention
Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Obesity and Associated Metabolic Diseases   Michael I. Goran   Jaimie N. Davies   Louise A. Kelly     515
Bariatric Surgery in Weight Management
Bariatric Surgery in Obesity and Reversal of Metabolic Disorders   Melania Manco     531
Index     545