Metabolism Books

Book SynopsisThe Diabetes LIFEMAP changes the way chronic diabetes care is delivered forever. The LIFEMAP raises diabetes care for the primary care and ancillary healthcare provider to the level of world renown diabetes expert, David Bleich, MD. For patients, the LIFEMAP provides real-time diabetes care that changes a “tough-to-manage” disease into a shared, personal, and efficient management experience. The LIFEMAP can be used as a stand-alone diabetes management tool or can be combined with our cloud based LIFEMAP platform through GoMo Health. Now care can be delivered seamlessly at home for both provider and patient. The Diabetes LIFEMAP is the playbook for 21st century diabetes care. It starts with an understanding of the basic principles of insulin secretion and moves to a discussion of how the LIFEMAP evolved and why it is such a powerful management tool. Finally, case studies are provided to reinforce basic concepts of LIFEMAP diabetes care with real world examples. Taken together, The Diabetes LIFEMAP succeeds in helping healthcare providers overcome a difficult to manage disease and provides patients with an optimal diabetes outcome with the least amount of effort necessary to achieve high level results.

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Book SynopsisThe metabolomics and systems biology approach to research can be applied to many disciplines. This book provides a solid introduction to medical metabolomics and systems biology, and demonstrates how they have been applied to studies in medicine and human health, including nutrition and pathogenic microorganisms. Following core themes of diagnosis, pathology and aetiology of disease, this book provides a reference for health care professionals interested in how to use metabolomics for medical research.Table of Contentsa: Foreword 1: An Introduction to Metabolomics and Systems Biology 2: Metabolomics in Neuroscience and Neurology 3: Cardiovascular Disease and Health 4: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Metabolomics 5: In Search of New Biomarkers for Liver Diseases 6: Influences Shaping Digestive Health Explored Using Metabolomics 7: Applications of Metabolomics in the Study of Pathogenic Microorganisms and Their Effects on Human Health 8: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and The Metabolic Syndrome 9: Biomarkers of Skeletal Muscle Regulation, Metabolism and Dysfunction 10: Applications of Metabolomics in Cancer Research

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Book SynopsisThe metabolomics and systems biology approach to research can be applied to many disciplines. This book provides a solid introduction to medical metabolomics and systems biology, and demonstrates how they have been applied to studies in medicine and human health, including nutrition and pathogenic microorganisms. Following core themes of diagnosis, pathology and aetiology of disease, this book provides a reference for health care professionals interested in how to use metabolomics for medical research.Table of Contentsa: Foreword 1: An Introduction to Metabolomics and Systems Biology 2: Metabolomics in Neuroscience and Neurology 3: Cardiovascular Disease and Health 4: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Metabolomics 5: In Search of New Biomarkers for Liver Diseases 6: Influences Shaping Digestive Health Explored Using Metabolomics 7: Applications of Metabolomics in the Study of Pathogenic Microorganisms and Their Effects on Human Health 8: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and The Metabolic Syndrome 9: Biomarkers of Skeletal Muscle Regulation, Metabolism and Dysfunction 10: Applications of Metabolomics in Cancer Research

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Book SynopsisObesity is one of the most relevant public health concerns today and it is now evident that body weight control is achieved through highly integrated physiological interactions like nutrient selection as well as being influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Moreover, energy balance regulation is a complex process aimed at maintaining constant energy stores. Presenting a detailed and comprehensive account of the roles of specific peptides in energy balance, food intake control and co-morbidities, this review provides a better understanding of the patho-physiology of energy balance and obesity.Table of ContentsSection 1: Central pathways involved in the control of food intake and energy expenditure 1: Orexigenic neuropeptides: Hypothalamic regulation of appetite 2: Anorexigenic peptides 3: Newcomers and supporting actors Section 2: Peripheral signals participating in energy homeostasis and obesity: associated alterations 4: The gut as a second brain 5: The adipo-hepato-insular axis in glucose homeostasis 6: Elements of the adipostat 7: Adipocytokines participating in the immune-stress response 8: Peptides involved in vascular homeostasis 9: Natriuretic peptides and other lipolytic peptides involved in the control of lipid mobilization Section 3: Integrative Perspectives 10: Hierarchy of neural pathways controlling energy homeostasis 11: Relevance of reward signals in the homeostatic control of energy balance 12: Overview of the Integrative physiology of adipose tissue in energy homeostasis 13: Is the energy homeostasis system inherently biased toward weight gain? A teleological molecular physiological and clinical view 14: Embracing complexity: The emergence of functional neuroimaging and other methodologies to study the role of the human brain in the pathophysiology of obesity. 15: Application of ""OMICS"" strategies to obesity research 16: Implications for the future of obesity management"

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Book SynopsisHuman health issues relating to amino acids are extremely broad and include metabolic disorders of amino acid metabolism as well as their presence in food and use as supplements. This book covers the biochemistry of amino acid metabolism in the context of health and disease. It discusses their use as food supplements, in clinical therapy and nutritional support and focuses on major recent developments, highlighting new areas of research that will be needed to sustain further interest in the field.Table of ContentsPART I: ENZYMES AND METABOLISM 1: Glutamate Dehydrogenase 2: Aminotransferases 3: Arginase 4: Bypassing the Endothelial L-Arginine-Nitric-Oxide Pathway: Effects of Dietary Nitrite and Nitrate on Cardiovascular Function 5: Histidine Decarboxylase 6: Glutamate Decarboxylase 7: Glutaminase 8: D-Serine and Serine Racemase in Retina 9: Tryptophan Hydroxylase 10: Methionine Metabolism PART II: DYNAMICS 11: Amino Acid Transport Across Each Side of the Blood-Brain Barrier 12: Inter-Organ Fluxes of Amino Acids 13: Cellular Adaptation to Amino Acid Availability: Mechanisms Involved in the Regulation of Gene Expression PART III: NUTRITION 14: Endogenous Amino Acids at the Terminal Ileum of the Adult Human 15: Metabolic Availability of Amino Acids in Food Proteins: New Methodology 16: Amino Acid Requirements: Quantitative Estimates 17: Amino Acid Supplements and Muscular Performance 18: Amino Acids in Clinical and Nutritional Support: Glutamine in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 19: Adverse Effects 20: The Umami Taste of Glutamate PART IV: HEALTH 21: Homocysteine Status: Factors Affecting and Health Risks 22: Modified Amino Acid-Based Molecules: Accumulation and Health Implications 23: Phenylketonuria: Newborn Identification Through to Adulthood 24: Principles of Rapid Tryptophan Depletion and its use in Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders 25: Excitatory Amino Acids in Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders 26: Efficacy of L-DOPA Therapy in Parkinson's Disease 27: Amino Acid Profiles for Diagnostic Applications PART V: CONCLUSIONS 28: Emergence of a New Momentum

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Book SynopsisSince the birth of the dietary fibre hypothesis in the early 1970''s, research on this topic has been growing rapidly. However, though the remarkable number of experimental works, the role of fibre on human health is still uncompletely understood. The objective of this book is to synthesise the current knowledge on the physiological effects of dietary fibre in man by focusing on the mechanisms of action.

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