We use cookies on our website to give you a better browsing experience by remembering your preferences and to analyse site traffic. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of cookies. To allow only essential cookies select "Accept essential cookies". For information on our cookie policy select "More information". Read our Privacy Notice.
Cookies policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your browser by websites. They help make websites work, or work more efficiently. They also “remember” some of your preferences, so you don't have to set a preference again every time you switch to a different page on the same website.
If cookies are a concern for you, you may like to regularly clear your cookies on your browser or use a private browser mode. Check your browser settings for these options.
Essential cookies
Here is the list of essential cookies used on the Koha online catalog. Some of these depend on settings chosen by the library team; therefore, all the cookies listed may not apply to this site.
Storage
Name
Value
Expiration
Description
Cookie
CGISESSID
Session ID
Until logout or end of session
Session cookie
Cookie
KohaOpacLanguage
Language code
3 years
Stores the language the user selected, so the online catalog will appear in that same language the next time it is visited.
Cookie
form_serialized
form_serialized_limits
Search terms and limits
End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again.
jQuery cookie. Stores search terms and limits of the last advanced search. Set when an advanced search is submitted.
Cookie
search_path_code
ads (fewer) or exs (more)
End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again.
jQuery cookie. Related to serialized_form* cookies. Stores if the advanced search form was used with 'More options' or 'Fewer options'.
Cookie
num_paragraph
Count of search options added
End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again.
jQuery cookie. Used to store the number of created options when user selects 'More options' in advanced search to increase search boxes.
Cookie
bib_list
List of record IDs (biblionumbers) separated by /
End of session or until the cart is emptied.
Stores cart contents in the online catalog. Set when records are added to the cart for the first time.
Non-essential cookies
The library team may create additional cookies. These are optional and will require your agreement before they are used. If any non-essential cookies are created, they will appear below.
Clinical obesity in adults and children [electronic resource]
- 3rd ed.
- Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
- 1 online resource (x, 502 pages) : illustrations
text Front Matter -- Obesity. Epidemiology: Definition and Classification of Obesity / Tommy L S Visscher, Marieke B Snijder, Jacob C Seidell -- Measuring Body Composition in Adults and Children / K Ashlee McGuire, Robert Ross -- Stigma and Social Consequences of Obesity / Rebecca M Puhl, Chelsea A Heuer, Kelly D Brownell -- Obesity and Culture / Pippa Craig -- Obesity and Gender / Berit L Heitmann -- Biology of Obesity. Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis / Abdul G Dulloo -- Genes and Obesity / I Sadaf Farooqi -- Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity / Matthew W Gillman -- Adipocyte Biology / Paul Trayhurn -- Metabolic Fuels and Obesity / Simon W Coppack -- Eating Behavior / John E Blundell, Graham Finlayson, Jason C G Halford -- Energy Expenditure in Humans: The Influence of Activity, Diet and the Sympathetic Nervous System / Jose Lara, Moira A Taylor, Ian A Macdonald -- Obesity and Disease. Obesity and Dyslipidemia: Importance of Body Fat Distribution / Andr Tchernof, Jean-Pierre Desprs -- Obesity Insulin Resistance and Gut Hormones / Joseph Proietto -- Obesity as an Endocrine Disease / Yuji Matsuzawa -- Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis / Ioannis Kyrou, John Willy Haukeland, Neeraj Bhala, Sudhesh Kumar -- Cardiovascular Consequences of Obesity / Ian Wilcox -- Adult Obesity: Fertility / Renato Pasquali, Alessandra Gambineri, Valentina Vicennati, Uberto Pagotto -- Obstructive Sleep Apnea / Brendon J Yee, Ronald R Grunstein -- Management of Adult Obesity. An Overview of Obesity Management / Peter G Kopelman, Ian D Caterson -- Dietary Management of Obesity: Eating Plans / Janet Franklin -- Behavioral Treatment of Obesity / Vicki L Clark, Divya Pamnani, Thomas A Wadden -- Exercise, Physical Activity and Obesity / Marleen A van Baak -- Drugs Used Clinically to Reduce Body Weight / George A Bray -- The Management of Obesity: Surgery / Paul E O'Brien, John B Dixon -- Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Cycling / Kristina Elfhag, Stephan öRssner -- Education and Training of Healthcare Professionals / Peter G Kopelman -- Childhood Obesity. Childhood Obesity: Definition, Classification and Assessment / Aviva Must, Sarah E Anderson -- Childhood Obesity: Consequences and Complications / Kate Steinbeck -- The Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity / William H Dietz -- Environmental Policy Approaches. Obesity: Global Pandemic / Shiriki K Kumanyika, Neville Rigby, Tim Lobstein, Rachel Jackson Leach, W Philip T James -- Obesity and the Environment / Andy Jones, Graham Bentham -- Obesity: Using the Ecologic Public Health Approach to Overcome Policy Cacophony / Geof Rayner, Tim Lang -- A Comprehensive Approach to Obesity Prevention / Boyd Swinburn, A Colin Bell -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Remote Obesity is a major problem facing doctors in the 21st century. This third edition of a highly-respected textbook combines the latest in clinical research with a practical approach to guide the successful evaluation, management and treatment of the obese patient including the large number of complications and other conditions that can arise as a consequence of it. Written by experts from around the globe, this book is a truly international work recognizing that the approach for the treatment and management of obesity may vary between differing ethnicities and in different countries. The book ad.