Obesity and Its Impact on Health

ISBN-13: 9789813364073 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 181 str.

Methil Kannan Kutty; Asita Elengoe

Recenzje

“The intended audience is everyone who is involved in obesity research throughout the world. … This is an informative book if readers keep in mind the limitations characteristic of the area for which this book written, in terms of medications and procedures to diagnose and treat obese patients.” (Vincent F Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, August 13, 2021)

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Economics of Obesity-A Public Policy Perspective.- Chapter 3. Obesity and skin problems.- Chapter 4. Obesity and endometriosis.- Chapter 5. Hypogonadism.- Chapter 6. Effect of obesity in cardiovascular system.- Chapter 7. Impact of obesity on vaccination.- Chapter 8. Obesity-linked diseases (Comorbidities).- Chapter 9. Imaging as a tool for measuring body fat.- Chapter 10. Extrapolation from clinical trial to practice: current pharmacotherapy on obesity.- Chapter 11. Nanotechnology in the context of obesity.- Chapter 12. Computational approach in drug development for obesity.

O autorze

Dr. Asita Elengoe is Head of the Department of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Science, Lincoln University College, Malaysia. She obtained her Ph.D. in Bioscience and Master of Science in Biotechnology (2010) from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Her research is focused on cancer, gene therapy, computational biology, natural products and medicinal plants. She is a member of the Royal Society of Biology (MRSB) the United Kingdom, an editor for the SCIREA Journal of Biology, and an assistant executive editor for the International Journal of Advancement in Life Sciences Research. She received the ‘Young Researcher in Biotechnology’ Award at the International Healthcare Awards 2018, Chennai, India.

Dr. Methil Kannan Kutty is currently a Professor of Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine, Lincoln University College, Malaysia. Previously, he has served at the Universiti Islam Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UITM, International Medical University, Royal College of Medicine and King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He served as a visiting Professor at Madras Medical College for five years. He has more than 160 publications in peer-reviewed journals to his credit and has authored seven books.

Blurb

This book summarizes the effects of obesity on health and its correlation with a wide range of debilitating and life-threatening conditions in humans. It discusses the possible pathological mechanisms that are involved in the development of obesity and highlights obesity-associated molecular mechanisms that contribute to reproductive dysfunctions in men and women. 

The book provides mechanistic insights on the role of obesity in cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, and examines the role of the complementary molecular mechanism of the gut microbiota in the development of obesity. It also reviews the interaction between the metabolic system and immune cells in the pathogenesis of obesity-associated diseases. Lastly, it assesses the latest advances in nanomedicine as an emerging strategy for the treatment of obesity.