Type 2 diabetes, associated with obesity, is today the most commonform of diabetes. It is also associated with a number ofother cardiovascular risk factors which constitute the metabolicsyndrome. Effective management of 'diabesity' iscrucial to the reduction of morbidity and premature morbidity dueto cardiovascular disease.
Part of the successful 'Diabetes in Practice'series, Obesity and Diabetes Second Edition focuses on thelink between diabetes and obesity, two of the most pressing healthproblems in the developed world. It covers topics rangingfrom the changing epidemiology of type 2 diabetes to an analysis ofthe principal causes of the metabolic syndrome.
* Includes new chapters on obesity management in ethnicminorities and obesity issues in the workplace
* Features many suggestions of practical value
* Describes a contemporary approach to the clinical assessment ofobesity and its management in both primary and secondary caresettings
* Covers emerging problems such as childhood"diabesity" and the impact of obesity on polycysticovary syndrome
* All chapters have been updated
Obesity and Diabetes Second Edition addresses themanagement of obesity and diabetes in practical terms useful toclinicians with an interest in diabetes, both in primary andsecondary care, general practitioners, paediatricians,endocrinologists and nutritionists, as well as to students andresearchers interested in obesity.