The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

• Main Author: Bray, George A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2007.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Human genetics.; Nutrition.; Health promotion.; Diabetes.; Endocrinology.; Human Genetics.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

The Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity presents an up-to-date survey of the current scientific understanding of obesity and the metabolic syndrome, as well as an overview of the most significant changes to the field over the past 30 years. By first presenting a historical context for overweight, the boo...