Pharmacotherapy of Obesity - Options and Alternatives (Hardcover)

Approximately 500,000 people in North America and Western Europe die from obesity-related diseases every year. This figure can only increase as efforts to stem this tide lag behind the rise of the overweight population. In the West especially, though by no means exclusively, the associated cost in human lives and suffering is accompanied by an increased strain on healthcare budgets. Partly for this reason, the biomedical community is looking beyond lifestyle changes to search for a drug or drugs that can tackle the problem. A number of potential candidates have come and gone, and still the current level of research into the pharmacotherapy of obesity is unprecedented. Pharmacotherapy of Obesity looks at the drugs currently available and those in development, exploring their mechanisms of action and their best use in the patient. However, this volume also looks at non-drug therapies, exercise regimes, surgery, behavioral treatment and alternative techniques such as acupuncture. The book closes with a look at the contribution that genomics is making to the search for new drugs, and looks ahead to what such drugs might be like. Produced by leading experts in the field, Pharmacotherapy of Obesity provides an essential, multi-disciplinary view of the treatment of obesity. It is ideal for anyone involved in obesity management, whether clinical or research-based, and for researchers in pharmacology, physiology, or the pharmaceutical industry.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Karl G. Hofbauer • Ulrich Keller • Olivier Boss
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	504
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-30321-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > Eating disorders & therapy
LSN:	0-415-30321-4
Barcode:	9780415303217

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