Pediatric Obesity Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment
Childhood obesity and its co-morbidities -- including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea, and fatty liver disease -- have seen striking increases in recent years. Despite a wealth of investigation, there is considerable controversy r
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Pediatric Obesity Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment
Editor Michael Freemark Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Duke University DUMC Box 102820 Durham, NC 27710, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-60327-873-7 ISBN 978-1-60327-874-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-60327-874-4 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010930709 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Humana Press is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Tell me what kind of food you eat, and I will tell you what kind of man you are. – Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste, 1825 To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. – Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1737
Preface Our generation bears witness to striking increases in childhood obesity and its co-morbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea, and fatty liver disease. Despite a wealth of investigation, there is considerable controversy regarding the etiology of childhood obesity and the optimal approaches for prevention and treatment. This book has a number of features that should make it a unique resource for those who care for obese children and their families. First, the perspective is international in scope; the distinguished authors are drawn from Europe, Canada, and Israel as well as the United States. Second, the discussion of etiology and pathogenesis is far-reaching and includes an analysis of historical and sociocultural as well as biochemical, metabolic, neuroendocrinologic, and genetic determinants. Third, the shortand long-term complications of childhood obesity are reviewed in depth. Fourth, there is a
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