Metabolic Basis of Obesity

1. Principles of Human Energy Metabolism
Jose Galgani, Eric Ravussin

2. Intermediary Metabolism of Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat
Keith Tornheim, Neil B. Ruderman

3. Adipose Tissue Development, Structure and Function
Jaswinder K. Sethi, Antonio J. Vidal-Puig

4. Adipokines in Health and Disease
Rexford S. Ahima, Marcus D. Goncalves

5. Neural Control of Feeding and Energy Homeostasis
Emilie Caron, Rexford S. Ahima

6. Gastrointestinal Hormones and Obesity
Yan Wang, Efi Kokkotou

7. Genes and Human Obesity
R. Arlen Price

8. Classical Hormones Linked to Obesity
Hyeong-Kyu Park, Rexford S. Ahima

9. Inflammation and Adipose Dysfunction
Rachana Shah, Muredach P. Reilly

10. Insulin Resistance in the Metabolic Syndrome
Sudha B. Biddinger, Brice Emanuelli

11. Pancreatic Islet β-Cell Failure in Obesity
Tomoaki Morioka, Rohit N. Kulkarni

12. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome
Sonia M. Najjar

13. Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism
Eleonore Maury, Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey, Joseph Bass

14. Obesity and Cardiac Dysfunction
Gary Sweeney, Sheldon E. Litwin, Evan Dale Abel

15. Atherogenic Lipid Metabolism in Obesity
Sue-Anne Toh, Michael Levin, Daniel J. Rader

16. Gut Microbes, Immunity, and Metabolism
Evelyn Hsu, Gary Wu

17. Impact of Obesity on Female Reproductive Health
Moshood O. Olatinwo, Djana Harp, Winston Thompson, Hyeong-Kyu Park, Roland Mathews

18. Lessons from HIV Lipodystrophy and Drug-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction
Steven Grinspoon

19. Principles of Obesity Therapy
Rexford S. Ahima

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neurosciences, Human Physiology