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Edited By
Endocrinology
Clinical Applications, of Handbook e A. Bray
Claude Bouchard
about the book…
Handbook of Obesity: Clinical Applications, Third Edition, is the premier reference for physicians and
researchers in the field of obesity. Written by leading scientists and clinicians, this Handbook offers
unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage concerning this growing global and chronic disease that
affects and orbid conditions including diabetes and heart disease.
This Third Edition is full of many revisions including:
•The sections Etiology and Pathophysiology have been updated to reflect state-of-the-art
advancements in the prevalence, etiology, and pathophysiology of obesity.
•New chapters have been added and revisions made to the subjects of ics, molecular Handbook of
biology, endocrine determinants of obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and the relationship
between obesity and diabetes.
Written by the field’s leading scientists and clinicians, Handbook of Obesity: Clinical Applications,
Third Edition: O
Third Edition
• has unparalleled coverage of the full range of prising the field of obesity.
•is packed with charts, diagrams, and tables that conveniently summarize key information BESIT
and concepts.
•elucidates state-of-the-art knowledge of the definition, prevalence, etiology, and pathophysiology
of obesity. OBESITY
about the editors...
E A. BRAY is a former Executive Director (1989-1999) and current Boyd Professor at the Pennington
Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as Professor of Medicine at the LSU Health Y Clinical Applications
Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Bray received his . in Chemistry from Brown University,
Providence, Rhode Island, and his . from Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. He has
served with NIH, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and WHO. His research interes