Inflammation and Obesity
A New and Novel Approach to Manage Obesity and its Consequences

A comprehensive and up-to-date review of the relationship between obesity and inflammation

Raman Mehrzad (Edited by)

9780323909600, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 26 September 2022

296 pages, 100 illustrations (75 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.45 kg

Inflammation and Obesity: A New and Novel Approach to Manage Obesity and its Consequences is a comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of the correlation between obesity and inflammation. From the pathophysiology of obesity and inflammation, to the molecular mechanisms of obesity induced chronic inflammation, the book discusses how obesity and inflammation interact with other diseases. It highlights the hidden risk factors of obesity induced chronic inflammation, provides specific patient management guidelines regarding the higher inflammatory response in patients, and concludes with new therapeutic strategies to address inflammation in obese patients.

1. Introduction to obesity and inflammation
2. The obesity pandemic how we are failing our patients
3. Inflammation - a multifaceted and omnipresent phenomenon
4. Pathophysiology of Obesity
5. Consequences of obesity
6. Consequences of inflammation
7. Inflammation and Obesity
8. Obesity, inflammation and autoimmune disease
9. Obesity, inflammation and aging
10. Obesity, inflammation and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
11. Obesity, inflammation and cardiovascular disorders
12. Obesity, inflammation and cancer
13. Obesity, inflammation and diseases of the central nervous system
14. Resolution of inflammation
15. Physical activity in obesity and inflammation prevention and management
16. Diet in obesity and inflammation prevention and management
17. Management of Obesity- related inflammatory disorders

Subject Areas: Diabetes [MJGD], Endocrinology [MJG]