Obesity, basic concepts and clinical aspects : proceedings of the 11th Congress of the Italian Union Against Obesity, Catania, March 28-31, 1990 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Italian Union Against Obesity. Congress
Other Authors: Belfiore, Francesco, Jeanrenaud, Bernard, Papalia, D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basel ; New York : Karger, 1992.
Series:Frontiers in diabetes ; v 11.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introductory remarks: problems about obesity / U. Butturini
  • Obesity: a challenge for the clinician / G.M. Molinatti, P. Limone
  • The various stages of adipocytes / X. Xu, P. Björntorp
  • Adipose tissue development in adult age: contributions of a cell culture model / R. Carraro
  • Genetic aspects of human obesities / C. Bouchard
  • Brown adipose tissue and obesity / M.E.J. Lean
  • A low rate of fat utilization as a predictor of weight gain / F. Zurlo, E. Ravussin
  • Regulation of energy expenditure / E. Danforth, Jr.
  • Food-induced thermogenesis and the pathogenesis of human obesity / L. Scalfi, A. Coltorti, F. Contaldo
  • Role of nutrient intake in childhood obesity / F. Caviezel ... [et al.]
  • Endocrine aspects of obesity / P. Riva ... [et al.]
  • Obesity and autonomic nervous system / R. Giorgino ... [et al.]
  • Metabolic abnormalities in visceral obesity / G. Enzi ... [et al.]
  • The problem of evaluating body fat distribution / O. Bosello ... [et al.].
  • (cont) Economy of energy expenditure and body composition after weight loss. Metanalysis of experiments from 1900 to 1990 / N. Melchionda ... [et al.]
  • Role of the autonomic nervous system in obesity and type II diabetes in rodents / F. Rohner-Jeanrenaud ... [et al.]
  • The role of obesity in the pathogenesis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus / P. Brunetti, G.B. Bolli
  • Obesity and diabetes: metabolic correlations / J.-P. Felber
  • Effect of weight loss on glycemic control in obese type 2 (NIDDM) diabetic subjects / F. Capani, A. Consoli, E. Vitacolonna
  • Evaluation of insulin resistance and insulin secretion during OGTT by means of a closed-loop insulin delivery system / F. Belfiore ... [et al.]
  • Salt, hypertension and overweight / A. Blau ... [et al.]
  • Assessing and treating obesity / M. Mancini, F. Contaldo, L. Scalfi
  • Pharmacological approaches to obesity / M. Cairella.