| Topic: | endocrine & metabolic diseases (en) |
| Title: | Natural History of Obesity: Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Types, and Age-Related Changes. |
| Author: | Bray, G.A. |
| Source: | IN: Bray, G.A. Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press. 2007. pp 93-122. |
| Availability: | Available from Humana Press. 999 Riverview Dr, Suite 208, Totowa, NJ 07512. Email: humana@humanapr.com. Website: www.humanapress.com. Price: $169.00. |
| Abstract: | This chapter about the natural history of obesity is from a book that 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 in the field in the past 30 years. This chapter is a transition from the basic concepts already discussed to a consideration of the types of clinical settings that are associated with increasing body fat. The author begins with the importance of including genetic factors as part of the discussion of the differential diagnosis of obesity. Polygenic causes of excess body fat include congenital disorder or genetic syndromes causing excess fat; and neuroendocrine causes of overweight can include hypothalamic causes of overweight, Cushing's syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome (POS), growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, and hyperparathyroidism. The chapter looks at age-related events that can precipitate increasing rates of fat deposition. The author stresses that weight gain in different times of life often has different causes. One section considers behavioral, psychological, and social factors, including restrained eating, binge-eating disorder, night-eating syndrome, socioeconomic factors, and ethnic factors. The chapter includes an outline, figures and tables; it concludes with an extensive list of references. 8 figures. 7 tables. 100 references. |
| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English. |
| Major Keywords: | Endocrine Diseases and Disorders. Obesity. Metabolic Syndrome. Patient Care Management. Etiology. Risk Factors. Metabolism. Physiology. Genetic Disorders. |
| Minor Keywords: | Body Weight. Weight Loss. Age Factors. Ethnic Groups. Psychosocial Factors. Food Habits. Behavior Modification. Caloric Intake. |
| Publication Number: | ENBK10099 |
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