Nutrition and Diabetes is a comprehensive resource that examines the metabolic aberrations found in obesity that eventually lead to the development of diabetes.

Features:

• Examines the relationship between nutritional status and the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes
• Provides a scientific basis for the different approaches used in treating diabetes and obesity
• Discusses unique topics relating to the cause and management of diabetes

Contents

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Obesity

• Neuroendocrine Regulation of Food Intake
• The Enteroinsular Axis
• Achieving a Healthy Body Weight: Diet and Exercise
• Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes
• Metabolic Syndrome: Recognition, Etiology and Physical Fitness as a Component
• Metabolic Alterations in Muscle Associated with Obesity
• Nonsurgical Management of Obesity
• Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
• Postoperative Management of the Bariatric-Surgery Patient

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetes

• Epidemiology, Risks, and Health-Care Expenditures for Diabetes and It's Complications
• Nutrient Interactions and Glucose Homeostasis
• Type 2 Diabetes in Childhood: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment
• Management of Obesity-Associated Type 2 Diabetes
• Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Underrepresented Minorities in the U.S.
• Management of Diabetes in Developing Countries
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Web-Based Simulations for Dynamic Variations in Blood-Glucose Concentration of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

The Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetes and Its Complications

• The Nutrient Paradox: Oxidative Stress in Pancreatic ß-Cells
• Oxidative Stress in Type 1 Diabetes: A Clinical Perspective
• Oxidative Stress and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
• Oxidative Stress and Vascular Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
• Oxidative Injury in Diabetic Neuropathy
• Diabetic Nephropathy
• Pathophysiology and Management of Diabetic Gastropathy

Index

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