Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Obesity - Recent Insights and Therapeutic Options

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Samy I. McFarlane
Samy I. McFarlane

Downstate-Health Science University,
United States of America

Published29 November 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.104318

ISBN978-1-80355-910-0

Print ISBN978-1-80355-909-4

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-80355-911-7

Copyright year2023

Number of pages158

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1. Obesity in Children: Recent Insights and Therapeutic Options

By Mirjam Močnik and Nataša Marčun Varda

75
3. Metabolic Changes in Obesity

By Maritza Torres Valdez and Valmore José Bermúdez Pirela

68
4. Diet-Induced Overweight Conditions: Effect on Brain Structure, Cognitive Function, and Neurogenesis

By Amina Khatun, Surendra Patra, Kuntal Ghosh, Shrabani Pradhan and Sudipta Chakrabarti

178
5. Obesity: A Prerequisite for Major Chronic Illnesses

By Hafeez Abiola Afolabi, Zaidi Zakaria, Salzihan Md. Salleh, Ewe Seng Ch’ng, Siti Norasikin Mohd Nafi, Ahmad Aizat Bin Abdul Aziz, Sameer Badri Al-Mhanna, Ahmad Adebayo Irekeola, Yusuf Wada and Abubakar Bishir Daku

69
6. Novel Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapies

By Firas Ghomraoui and Gitanjali Srivastava

125
7. The Role of Dietary Interventions in the Management of Obesity

By Asad Ullah, Muhammad Jamil and Johar Jamil

230
8. Metabolic Outcomes in Obese Patients after Bariatric Embolization of the Left Gastric Vessel

By Zaira Dzhamutdinovna Ramazanova, Alexander Sergeevich Ametov and Evgeniya Yurievna Pashkova

72

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