Obesity

The other pandemic of the 21st century

Ada Cuevas, Donna Ryan, Ada Cuevas, Donna Ryan

• Editorial: Festina Lente Ediciones
• Año: 2022
• ISBN:
  9789566210030
• Categoría: Medicine
• Categoría: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Obesity is becoming one of the preeminent public health concerns, with prevalence increasing throughout the world.Covering many aspects of contemporary obesity research, this timely book by some of the leading experts in the field explores issues relating to the biology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of obesity, including childhood obesity. The work is attuned to the needs of those living with obesity, with a chapter devoted tothe harm caused by weight stigma and false narratives around lifestyle choices.'Obesity, the other pandemic of the 21st century' reviews the available evidence to prove that obesity should be considered not just as a key contributor towards other comorbidities, but as a disease by itself. Importantly, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity is addressed, which raised the complexity and severity of the obesity and should be a call to action for the prevention and early treatment of this disease. This book has been developed by World Obesity Federation collaborators, and is aimed at healthcare practitioners, academics, policymakers, students, patients living with obesity and all those impacted by the issue.The research covered in these pages goes some way towards proving that obesity is quickly becoming 'the other pandemic' of the 21st century. Much like any major pandemic, the consequence of inaction is truly alarming.

Índice

• Cover
• Copyright page
• Title page
• Contents
• Prologue
• 1. Ancestral roots of obesity. Ada Cuevas | Alberto Maiz
• 2. The Impact of Two Pandemics on Human Health. Donna Ryan
• 3. Neuro-Hormonal Regulation of the Appetite And Metabolic Expenditure. María-Paz Marzolo
• 4. Child and adolescent obesity. Salesa Barja | Louise Alison Baur
• 5. Diagnosis and classification of obesity. Alex Valenzuela Montero
• 6. Therapeutic interventions in obesity. Ada Cuevas | Rodrigo Alonso
• 7. Comorbidities associated with obesity. Ada Cuevas | John Wilding
• 8. The impact and implications of obesity stigma and discrimination. Stuart W. Flint | Verónica Vázquez-Velázquez
• 9. Obesity, fertility and pregnancy. Verónica Alvarez | Alfredo M Germain
• 10. Policies in prevention of obesity: progress and gaps. T. Alafia Samuels | Daniela Godoy
• 11. Testimony of a patient living with obesity. Sarah Le Brocq