Insulin Resistance

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Childhood Precursors and Adult Disease, Contemporary Endocrinology

ISBN: 162703935X
ISBN 13: 9781627039352
Herausgeber: Philip Scott Zeitler/Kristen J Nadeau
Verlag: Humana Press
Umfang: xi, 331 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2014
Auflage: 1/2014
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: Kartoniert

The prevalence of disorders related to insulin resistance has continued to increase throughout the developed and developing world. The world’s population has continued to become more obese and sedentary. Of great concern in the last decade is the extension of these deleterious lifestyle patterns to the pediatric population, leading to both obesity and the appearance of insulin resistance-related disorders in youth as well as adults. Insulin Resistance: Childhood Precursors and Adult Disease presents topics related to insulin resistance and its consequences across the lifespan. In the first section of the book examining epidemiology, the contributors review controversies over the definition of metabolic syndrome in adults and children, current knowledge regarding the epidemiology of insulin resistance in the pediatric population and the contributions of the prenatal and early childhood environment to the development of insulin resistance. The Second part of the book explores pathophysiology, with reviews of the techniques used to study insulin resistance, as well as current knowledge of the molecular and physiologic mechanisms of insulin resistance, including the contributions of adipose tissue and biochemical mediators. This section concludes with discussion of the relationship between insulin resistance and cardiovascular, endothelial, liver and gonadal disorders. The final section of the book explores the impact of exercise and weight loss medications on insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is likely to be the most important public health concern in many parts of the world in coming decades. This volume provides up-to-date reviews of these areas, providing the reader with a current perspective on issues in insulin resistance as they affect patients across the lifespan. The hope for Insulin Resistance: Childhood Precursors and Adult Disease is that it will spur continued interest in the topic on the part of clinicians and researchers, perhaps promoting new points of view and creative approaches to a daunting challenge.

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Beschreibung

Over the last few years, the understanding of metabolic syndrome has advanced in a number of directions. This book provides an update on the current status of the understanding of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in children and adults. There is particular focus on childhood precursors of the disorder (fetal, perinatal, and childhood factors) since this is an area of great promise for prevention of future expansion of the epidemic. The book is divided into three major sections - epidemiology, pathophysiology, and intervention (both pharmacologic and lifestyle) in both adults and children.

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