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31. Appetite and Food Intake

    Behavioral and Physiological Considerations

    Edited by Ruth B.S. Harris, Richard D. Mattes

    A complex interplay of social, economic, psychological, nutritional and physiological forces influence ingestive behavior and demand an integrated research approach to advance understanding of healthful food choices and those that contribute to health disorders  including obesity-related chronic...

    Published February 20th 2008 by CRC Press
32. Epidemiology of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes

    Edited by Dana Dabelea, Georgeanna J. Klingensmith

    As the incidence of childhood obesity continues to dramatically increase, the emergence of type 2 and the increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes in young people demonstrate that childhood diabetes, like adult onset diabetes, is a complex and heterogeneous condition presenting new obstacles to the...

    Published February 7th 2008 by CRC Press
33. An Atlas of Osteoporosis, Third Edition

    By John C. Stevenson, Michael S. Marsh

    The Third edition of this successful Atlas of Osteoporosis is designed to provide a wide range of physicians with a pictorial guide to this important disease. The illustrations are an excellent teaching resource and the text provides a concise overview to osteoporosis. For the first time, text and...

    Published December 9th 2007 by CRC Press
34. Type 1 Diabetes in Adults

    Principles and Practice

    Edited by Serge Jabbour, Elizabeth A. Stephens

    Recent research in diabetes has proven Type 1 diabetes is no longer only a juvenile disease. It has been projected adult Type 1 diabetes will increase 40% from 1997-2010, and as our understanding of the pathogenesis of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes grows - it is apparent that some cases previously...

    Published November 15th 2007 by CRC Press
35. Type 2 Diabetes

    Principles and Practice, Second Edition

    Edited by Barry J. Goldstein, Dirk Mueller-Wieland

    The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased dramatically in modernized and developing nations over the past few decades. Thoroughly revised and expanded, this Second Edition responds to the epidemic and supplies a current overview and guide to the management of diabetes...

    Published November 13th 2007 by CRC Press
36. Obesity

    Genomics and Postgenomics

    Edited by Karine Clement, Thorkild I. A. Sorensen

    This book comprehensively accounts the current understanding of genetic mechanisms of obesity by analyzing obesity phenotypes and genotypes and, gene polymorphisms and mutations, and current results from animal model research and genetic studies in human models. By presenting the impact of genetic...

    Published September 11th 2007 by CRC Press
37. Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Mechanisms in Obesity, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome

    Edited by Helmut Sies

    Series: Oxidative Stress and Disease

    Characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, metabolic syndrome is associated with the risks of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Obesity, which increases the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and subsequently leads to increased...

    Published July 26th 2007 by CRC Press
38. Islet Transplantation and Beta Cell Replacement Therapy

    Edited by A. M. James Shapiro, James A. M. Shaw

    Beta cell replacement through transplantation remains the only treatment option for Type 1 diabetes enabling restoration of near-physiological glucose levels without significant hypoglycemia. Outlining the most recent advances and research breakthroughs, this practical guide and reference work...

    Published July 24th 2007 by CRC Press
39. Male Reproductive Dysfunction

    Pathophysiology and Treatment

    Edited by Fouad R. Kandeel

    In these modern times, it has become evident that the successful practice of reproductive medicine requires the coordinated efforts of many medical professionals, including the andrologist, endocrinologist, urologist, and the gynecologist. In turn, this team would not be complete without the...

    Published May 21st 2007 by CRC Press
40. Male Sexual Dysfunction

    Pathophysiology and Treatment

    Edited by Fouad R. Kandeel

    Although impotence may be the most widely recognized manifestation of male sexual dysfunction, many other forms of sexual disorders do not involve the erectile mechanism, from deficiencies of desire to disturbances in ejaculatory function to the failure of detumescence. With such a myriad-and...

    Published May 21st 2007 by CRC Press