Metabolism Books

Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is a good refresher for budding endocrinologists in training or even primary care physicians/specialists. I enjoyed reading it. This edition, published 13 years after the previous edition, is more reader-friendly with lots of references and figures. The website lets readers access the book on the go, a need of the hour of medical professionals today." --© Doody’s Review Service, 2021, Deepika Arvind Panday, MD, reviewer, expert opinion "Goodman's Basic Medical Endocrinology, Fifth Edition, has been student tested and approved for decades. This essential textbook provides up-to-date coverage of rapidly unfolding advances in the understanding of hormones involved in regulating most aspects of bodily functions. It is richly illustrated in full color with both descriptive schematic diagrams and laboratory findings obtained in clinical studies. This is a classic reference for moving forward into advanced study." --Anticancer Research Praise for previous editions: "...provides a solid overview of endocrine function and control...an introductory text that provides a solid basis of background information for the aspiring clinician, or for students planning to progress in a direction that investigates a broader range of organisms." --GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY "...presents the subject of human endocrinology in a way that actually makes the reader want more...this is an outstanding text for medical students, graduate students, and researchers who need a good reference book in the field." --LIFE SCIENCE BOOK REVIEWTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Pituitary gland 3. Thyroid gland 4. The adrenal glands 5. Principles of hormone integration 6. Hormones of the gastrointestinal tract 7. The pancreatic islets 8. Hormonal regulation of fuel metabolism 9. Regulation of salt and water balance 10. Hormonal regulation of calcium balance 11. Hormonal control of growth 12. Hormonal control of reproduction in the male 13. Hormonal control of reproduction in the female: the menstrual cycle 14. Hormonal control of pregnancy and lactation

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I. Introduction 1. Introduction: On brain and crime Section II. Structure and Function 2. Genetics and epigenetics of human aggression 3. Network localization of antisocial behavior in neurological patients: Evidence and implications 4. Prison and the brain 5. Forensically relevant challenging behaviours and the genetics domain 6. Social-affective functioning and learning in psychopathy 7. Amygdala connectivity and ggression 8. The "(a)moral brain": When things go wrong Section III. Brain dysfunction 9. Illicit drug use and violence 10. Child maltreatment and victimization 11. Sexual offenses and the brain 12. The risk of criminal behavior in the elderly and patients with neurodegenerative disease 13. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and the risk of crime Section IV. Assessment and Treatment 14. Cognition, criminal conduct, and virtual reality: Understanding and reducing offending using simulated environments 15. Added value of neurotechnology for forensic psychiatric and psychological assessment Section V. Ethics and Law 16. Neurolaw: Challenges and limits 17. Why neuroscience changes some things but not everything for the law 18. Neurotechnology to reduce recidivism: Ethical and legal challenges

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I. Introduction to Mitochondrial Diseases 1. Mitochondrial disease in neurology – Past, present, and future Section II. Most Common Neurological Manifestations of Mitochondrial Disease 2. Progressive external ophthalmoplegia 3. Mitochondrial optic neuropathies 4. Leigh syndrome 5. Stroke-like episodes in adult mitochondrial disease 6. Ataxia and spastic paraplegia in mitochondrial disease 7. Peripheral neuropathy in mitochondrial disease 8. Complex neurological and multisystem presentations in mitochondrial disease Section III. Diagnosing Mitochondrial Disease 9. Investigation of oxidative phosphorylation activity and composition in mitochondrial disease 10. Genetics of mitochondrial diseases: Current approaches for the molecular diagnosis 11. Laboratory and metabolic investigations 12. Neuroimaging in mitochondrial disease Section IV. Therapy and Future Challenges 13. Currently available therapies in mitochondrial disease 14. Reproductive options in mitochondrial disease 15. Clinical trials in mitochondrial disease 16. Blood biomarkers of mitochondrial disease – One for all or all for one? 17. Experimental therapy for mitochondrial diseases

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDoody's Core Titles® 2022 Doody's Core Titles® 2022 Essential Purchase "This is a high-quality book that will be an essential reference for practitioners in a variety of fields. Clarity of writing and completeness of detail, as well as the focus on emergency situations, make it a unique resource." ©Doody's Review Service, 2022, Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)Table of ContentsI. Thyroid 1. Thyroid storm: acute thyrotoxicosis Trevor E. Angell and Melissa G. Lechner 2. Amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis Anupam Kotwal and Marius Stan 3. Ocular emergencies in Graves' ophthalmopathy Ann Tran and Michael Kazim 4. Myxedema coma Dorina Ylli and Leonard Wartofsky 5. Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis Sara Ahmadi and Erik K. Alexander 6. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: a review and suggestions for treatment Svetlana L. Krasnova, Jan Calissendorff and Henrik Falhammar II. Postoperative thyroid surgical emergencies 7. Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis - management of the recurrent laryngeal nerve injuries Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi and Hiroo Masuoka 8. Post thyroidectomy emergencies: management of tracheal and esophageal injuries Gustavo Romero-Velez and Randall P. Owen 9. Radioactive Iodine (131I) Thyroid Ablation and the Salivary Glands Louis Mandel III. Parathyroid 10. Hypercalcemic crisis Tariq Chukir, Azeez Farooki and John Bilezikian 11. Hypocalcemic crisis: acute postoperative and chronic management of hypocalcemia Stuart Campbell, Tara Corrigan, John Bilezikian and Alexander Shifrin IV. Adrenal Glands 12. Acute adrenal hypertensive emergencies: pheochromocytoma, Cushing's, hyperaldosteronism Monika Akula, Raquel Kristin Sanchez Ong, Alexander Shifrin and William F. Young Jr. 13. Pheochromocytoma: perioperative and Intraoperative management Maureen McCartney Anderson, Tara Corrigan and Alexander Shifrin 14. Acute Adrenal insufficiency Ramya Punati, Raquel Kristin Sanchez Ong and Stefan Richard Bornstein V. Endocrine Pancreas and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors 15. Diabetic emergencies: ketoacidosis, hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state and hypoglycaemia Heidi Guzman and David W. Lam 16. Pancreatic neuroendocrine emergencies (gastrinoma, insulinoma, glucoganoma, VIPoma, somatostatinoma, PPoma) Jason D. Prescott VI. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs): gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors 17. Carcinoid Syndrome and Carcinoid Crisis Sarah Wonn and Rodney Pommier VII. Pituitary 18. Post-Surgical and Post-Traumatic Hyponatremia Ansha Goel and Joseph G. Verbalis 19. Diabetes Insipidus and Acute Hypernatremia Chelsi Flippo, Christina Tatsi and Constantine Stratakis 20. Hypopituitarism Sara Elisabeth Lubitz 21. Pituitary Apoplexy Alison P. Seitz and Makoto Ishii VIII. Endocrine emergencies during pregnancy 22. Endocrine emergencies during pregnancy Christopher Goodier and Aundrea Eason Loftley 23. Graves' hyperthyroidism in pregnancy Caroline T. Nguyen and Jorge H. Mestman IX. Immunotherapy - associated endocrinopathies 24. Endocrinopathies Associated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Monica Girotra X. Endocrine emergencies in children 25. Endocrine Responses in Critically ill and Trauma Patients Lane Frasier, Jane J. Keating and Adam Michael Shiroff 26. Use of Potassium Iodide Ingestion in a Nuclear Emergency Daniel Toft and Arthur B. Schneider

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book covers reproductive endocrinology with bulleted lists under the chapter headings, providing excellent summaries of the content for quick and easy review. This ninth edition is an update to the previous version, which was published in 2017." ©Doody's Review Service, 2023, Prathayini Subarajan, DO (Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine) Doody's Score: 5 Stars!Table of ContentsPART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION Chapter 1 Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction Chapter 2 Gonadotropic Hormones and Their Receptors Chapter 3 Prolactin Chapter 4 Steroidogenesis and Lipid Mediators Chapter 5 Steroid Hormone Action Chapter 6 Growth Factors Chapter 7 Neuroendocrine Control of the Menstrual Cycle Chapter 8 The Ovarian Life Cycle Chapter 9 Meiosis, Fertilization and Embryo Development- NEW Chapter 10 Structure and Function of the Female Reproductive Tract Chapter 11 Endocrinology of Pregnancy Chapter 12 The Breast Chapter 13 The Hypothalamic-Pituitary Unit, Testis and Male Accessory Organs Chapter 14 Menopause and Aging Chapter 15 Male Reproductive Aging Chapter 16 Immunology of Reproduction :PART 2: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND THERAPY Chapter 17 Disorders of Sexual Development Chapter 18 Puberty Chapter 19 Nutrition and Reproduction Chapter 20 Environmental Factors and Reproduction Chapter 21 Pathophysiology of Neuroendocrine Disorders of Reproduction Chapter 22 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Hyperandrogenic States Chapter 23 Female Infertility Chapter 24 Male Infertility Chapter 25 Endocrine Diseases Affecting Reproduction Chapter 26 Benign Uterine Diseases Chapter 27 Endometriosis Chapter 28 Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Chapter 29 Endocrine Diseases in Pregnancy Chapter 30 Hormone Responsive Cancers PART 3: REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES Chapter 31 Medical Approaches to Ovarian Stimulation Chapter 32 Assisted Reproduction Chapter 33 Gamete and Embryo Manipulation Chapter 34 Laboratory Assessment Chapter 35 Imaging Chapter 36 Emerging Technologies- NEW Chapter 37 Contraception

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 3 Basic Science Development 1. Role of rodent models in advancing precision medicine for Parkinson disease 2. The allure and pitfalls of the prion-like aggregation in neurodegeneration 3. The shift to a proteinopenia paradigm in neurodegeneration 4. Disease mechanisms as subtypes: Lysosomal dysfunction in the endolysosomal Parkinson disease subtype 5. Disease mechanisms as subtypes: Mitochondrial and bioenergetic dysfunction 6. Disease mechanisms as subtypes: Immune dysfunction in Parkinson disease 7. Disease mechanisms as subtypes: Inflammation in Parkinson disease and related disorders 8. Disease mechanisms as subtypes: Microbiome 9. LRRK2: Genetic mechanisms vs genetic subtypes 10. Genetic mechanism vs genetic subtypes: The example of GBA 11. Subtyping monogenic disorders: Huntington disease Part 4 Clinical Trials and Therapeutic Approaches 12. Disease-modifying vs symptomatic treatments: splitting over lumping 13. Restorative cell and gene therapies for Parkinson disease 14. The promise and challenges of extracellular vesicles in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases 15. Therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative disorders 16. Lessons from antiamyloid-ß immunotherapies in Alzheimer disease 17. Lessons from immunotherapies in multiple sclerosis 18. Adaptive clinical trials and master protocols 19. Role of novel endpoints and evaluations of response in Parkinson Disease 20. Leveraging the regulatory framework to facilitate drug development in Parkinson disease

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION I Overview of Polycystic Syndrome 1 Introduction to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 2 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes 3 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Adolescents SECTION II Pathogenesis and Clinical Presentation 4 Pathophysiology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 5 Interplay of Adipocytokines With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 6 Crosstalk between Oxidative Stress and Chronic Inflammation in Pathogenesis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 7 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Subfertility: Ovulation Dysregulation and Fertility Problems (Clinical Features and Pathophysiology) 8 Clinical Features and Presentation of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 56 9 Diagnostic Criteria for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 10 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Metabolic Syndrome: Risks in Later Life 11 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Mental Health 12 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 13 Male Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Equivalent SECTION III Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Associated Comorbidities 14 Pharmacologic Management of PCOS: Menstrual Irregularities 15 Pharmacologic Management for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Hirsutism and Acne 16 Pharmacologic Management for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Weight Loss 17 Role of Insulin Sensitizers in the Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 18 Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 19 Management of Subfertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 20 Management of Associated Risks of Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 21 Importance of Lifestyle Modifications 22 Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 23 Evidence-Based Recommendations for Clinical Practice (Future Directions: Research and Practice) SECTION IV Global Approach to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 24 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in South Asians 25 Situation Analysis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Central and East Asia 26 Situational Analysis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Southeast Asia 27 Situation Analysis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Western Asia 28 Situation Analysis, Cultural Beliefs, Lifestyle,and the Psychological Impact of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Europe 29 Global Approach to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Africa 30 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in North America

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Book SynopsisThis text presents a compilation of topics that have been taught at Metabolic University (MU), an interactive, didactic educational program that has trained over 600 metabolic dietitians/nutritionists, physicians, nurses and genetic counselors. This book was created in 2014 for the metabolic community. The 1st edition contains only subject matter covered at Metabolic University; therefore, it is not a comprehensive treatise on Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) but rather a text on the most frequently encountered challenges in IMD nutrition. Each chapter in the book highlights principles of nutrition management, how to initiate a diet, and biomarkers to monitor the diet. Recognizing that there are variations in practice, this book addresses that the key to management lies in the understanding how the inactivity of an enzyme in a metabolic pathway determines which components of the diet must be restricted and which must be supplemented as well as the monitoring of appropriate biomarkers to make diet adjustments and ensure the goals of therapy are met The 2nd edition is an updated and more extensive version covering the nutrition management of IMD, and covers a wide range of these disorders, including phenylketonuria and other aminoacidopathies, organic acidemias, urea cycle disorders, fatty acid oxidation disorders, galactosemia and glycogen storage diseases. Guidance is also provided on laboratory evaluations and biochemical testing and monitoring. Topics such as newborn screening for IMD, as well as nutrition management during pregnancy and transplantation, are also addressed. In addition, current medical management therapies is included.Table of ContentsBackground: Introduction to Genetics.- Expanded Newborn Screening for Inherited Metabolic Diseases.- Nutrition Education.- Pathophysiology of Inherited Metabolic Disease.- Metabolic Intoxication Syndrome in a Newborn.- Anabolism: Practical Strategies.- Protein Requirements in Inherited Metabolic Diseases.- Laboratory Evaluations in Inherited Metabolic Diseases. Aminoacidopathies: Phenyketonuria: Phenylalanine Neurotoxicity.- Phenylketonuria: The Diet Basics.- Understanding Large Neutral Amino Acids and the Blood Brain Barrier.- Tetrahydrobiopterin Therapy in Phenylketonuria.- Maternal Phenylketonuria.- Homocystinuria: Diagnosis and Management.- Nutrition Management of Urea Cycle Disorders.- Nutrition Management of Maple Syrup Urine Disease. Organic Acidemias: Organic Acidemias.- Glutaric Acidemia Type 1: Diagnosis and Management.- Nutrition Management of Glutaric Acidemia Type 1.- Nutrition Management of Propionic Acidemia and Methylmalonic Acidemia.- Nutrition Management during Pregnancy: Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Propionic Acidemia and Urea Cycle Disorders. Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders: Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders.- Nutrition Studies in Long Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders: Diet Composition and Monitoring.- Nutrition Management of Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders. Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism: Nutrition Management of Galactosemia.- Glycogen Storage Disease.- Nutrition Management of Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1.

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Book SynopsisA guided tour through the strange science of hormones and the age-old quest to control them.Trade Review"A rollicking history certain to get your intellectual and physiologic juices flowing. Adrenaline-tinged tales and hot flashes of history—just what the doctor ordered." -- Lisa Sanders, New York Times Magazine Diagnosis columnist"A sweeping, glorious story of hormones, threaded through with sex, suffering, neurology, biology, medicine and self-discovery, Randi Hutter Epstein’s book manages to excite the imagination as well as calm it. The story is grippingly told, and Epstein manages to bring a whole system of science alive to her reading public." -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene: An Intimate History"Hormones may be ringmasters of the bodily circus, controlling everything from sex to metabolic function, but in this invigorating history they become stars of the show." -- Nature"Congratulations to my friend @randihepstein on the publication of her book! I loved reading it and highly recommend it to anyone interested in public health or your own health!" -- Chelsea Clinton"I’m hitting up the public library for two. The first is Randi Hutter Epstein’s Aroused: The history of hormones and how they control just about everything (Norton), which I hope will answer the most banal of questions as I continue my reluctant march through midlife: What the hell is happening to me?" -- Jennie Erin Smith, Summer Books 2018 - Times Literary Supplement"The field of endocrinology, as this compelling history shows, has manifested extremes of ingenuity and hubristic error." -- The New Yorker"A well-written and informative book on the history of hormone research." -- The New York Times Book Review

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Book SynopsisMETABOLIC SYNDROME A comprehensive look at the fight against the metabolic syndrome epidemic Increasing risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, the metabolic syndrome is a world health problem that demands attention from all levels of the health care industry. Metabolic Syndrome: Underlying Mechanisms and Drug therapies extensively covers the metabolic syndrome with an emphasis on drug discovery efforts, providing a context of molecular mechanisms and drug pharmacology for pharmaceutical scientists. The book starts by examining the physiology of metabolic tissues under normal and disease states, followed by discussions of metabolic diseases and clinical complications. The development of drug therapies based on emerging science is then covered extensively. In addition, there is an in-depth look into the metabolic pathways and dysfunctions in metabolic disease, especially type 2 diabetes and lipid disorders. Finally, a chapter is devoted to past succTrade Review"This is an outstanding addition to the current body of work on the metabolic syndrome. I thought it particularly exhaustive in its review of the literature, making it an excellent resource for scouring the primary literature, and found the duality of current and future treatment approaches particularly insightful." (Doody's, 21 October 2011) "The book offers a comprehensive and in-depth view of energy metabolism, metabolic tissues and pathways, molecular mechanism-based drug discovery and clinical implications." (Pharmiweb, 1 March 2011)Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Minghan Wang Contributors xi Part One The Physiology of Metabolic Tissues Under Normal and Disease States 1. Gut as an Endocrine Organ: the Role of Nutrient Sensing in Energy Metabolism 3 Minghan Wang 2. Central Glucose Sensing and Control of Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis 29 Lourdes Mounien and Bernard Thorens 3. Abnormalities in Insulin Secretion in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 53 Taly Meas and Pierre-Jean Guillausseau 4. Adipokine Production by Adipose Tissue: A Novel Target for Treating Metabolic Syndrome and its Sequelae 73 Vanessa DeClercq, Danielle Stringer, Ryan Hunt, Carla G. Taylor, and Peter Zahradka 5. Hepatic Metabolic Dysfunctions in Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin Resistance and Impaired Glucose Production and Lipid Synthesis 133 Ruojing Yang 6. Energy Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle and its Link to Insulin Resistance 157 Minghan Wang Part Two Metabolic Diseases and Current Therapies 7. Mechanisms and Complications of Metabolic Syndrome 179 Minghan Wang 8. Emerging Therapeutic Approaches for Dyslipidemias Associated with High LDL and Low HDL 199 Margrit Schwarz and Jae B. Kim 9. Mechanism of Action of Niacin: Implications for Atherosclerosis and Drug Discovery 235 Devan Marar, Shobha H. Ganji, Vaijinath S. Kamanna, and Moti L. Kashyap 10. Current Antidiabetic Therapies and Mechanisms 253 Minghan Wang Part Three Drug Targets for Antidiabetic Therapies 11. GLP-1 Biology, Signaling Mechanisms, Physiology, and Clinical Studies 281 Remy Burcelin, Cendrine Cabou, Christophe Magnan, and Pierre Gourdy 12. Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitors for Treatment of Diabetes 327 C.H.S. McIntosh, S.-J. Kim, R.A. Pederson, U. Heiser, and H.-U. Demuth 13. Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors 359 Margaret Ryan and Serge A. Jabbour 14. Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 as a Novel Metabolic Regulator 377 Radmila Micanovic, James D. Dunbar, and Alexei Kharitonenkov 15. Sirtuins as Potential Drug Targets for Metabolic Diseases 391 Qiang Tong 16. 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 as a Therapeutic Target for Type 2 Diabetes 423 Clarence Hale and David J. St. Jean, Jr. 17. Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Study with Glucagon Receptor Blockade 459 Hai Yan, Wei Gu, and Murielle Veniant-Ellison Part Four Lessons Learned and Future Outlook 18. Drug Development for Metabolic Diseases: Past, Present and Future 471 Minghan Wang Index 489

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Book SynopsisThe long awaited update to this classic text, McDonald''s Veterinary Endocrinology and Reproduction provides students of veterinary medicine and animal science a concise and practical textbook specifically for endocrinology and reproduction in domestic animals. The text brings together material only previously available as scattered resources. This fifth edition is completely reworked and updated, from chapter text to artwork. Topics include domestic species, llamas, and South American camelids with all aspects of reproductive anatomy and physiology incorporated.Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. The Pituitary Gland. 3. The Thyroid Gland. 4. The Calcium Regulating Hormones: Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, and Cholecalciferol. 5. The Endorcrine Pancreas. 6. The Adrenal Gland. 7. The Biology of Sex. 8. Male Reproductive System. 9. Female Reproductive System. 10. Artificial Insemination. 11. Patterns of Reproduction. 12. Reproductive Patterns of Cattle. 13. Reproductive Patterns of Horses. 14. Reproductive Patterns of Sheep and Goats. 15. Reproductive Patterns of Swine. 16. Reproductive Patterns of Dogs. 17. Reproductive Patterns of Cats. 18. Reproductive Patterns of Alpaca and Llamas, with Reference to the Vicuna and Guanaco. 19. Embryo Transfer in Domestic Animals. Index

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Book SynopsisIn Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Trade Review"Metabolic Living is an important contribution to contemporary medical anthropology, especially in regards to the study of disease chronicity and to contemporary South Asian studies. In addition, Solomon provides a welcome challenge to the existing universalizing public health discourse on 'globesity.' Even while describing the seeming inevitability of metabolic disease in Mumbai, he uncovers the complex elements of social life that contribute to and circulate around it, and the suffering that stems from it. The focus on metabolism and absorption opens up new ways of viewing intersections between bodies and their environments, as well as new ways of thinking about urban vitality in 21st century India." -- Andrea S. Wiley * Anthropological Quarterly *"The book offers a novel way to talk about metabolic illnesses in urban space, often directly or indirectly talking back to medical and public health discourses on food, bodies, and urban and urbanizing spaces.... The poetic humanity of metabolic precariousness in India is visible in every page of this rich ethnographic narrative, making it a valuable contribution to literatures in medical anthropology, science studies, area studies, food studies, and public health policy." -- Nayantara Sheoran Appleton * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *“A wonderfully evocative ethnography, Solomon’s book makes one reflect on the very nature of metabolic syndrome.... Through this book, Solomon ... challeng[es] medical experts to consider a multi-layered approach to solving the issues of obesity and diabetes that plague contemporary India." -- Gauri Anilkumar Pitale * FoodAnthropology *"Pointing out that food is never just food—that it incorporates joyous and toxic social lives and historical traces—the book effectively shifts the conversation about metabolism away from junk food or obese bodies and towards absorptive and thoroughly social processes. Metabolic Living provides health-care professionals valuable insight into how people are living with metabolic illness." -- Emily Yates-Doerr * The Lancet *"In the sophistication of its crafting, Metabolic Living achieves its tricky aspiration to understand metabolism both as a tool for ethnographic observation and as a site of anthropological analysis. Indeed, it is this blurring of instrument and object, the ethnographer and the ethnographic, that gives Metabolic Living its persuasive force." -- Dwaipayan Banerjee * American Anthropologist *"This study is an excellent observation of current anxieties over prosperity diseases in urban India, locating the connections between food, bodies, and environments. While Solomon’s ethnographical accounts revolve around different sets of frameworks and narrations of common people, patients, nutritionists and experts, he cautiously avoided stigmatic fears and pain and presented metabolic suffering throughout within a cultural context." -- Santhosh Abraham * South Asia Research *"Solomon takes us through domestic kitchens and social service centers, slaughterhouses and food processing plants, streets and street-side food stalls, and waiting rooms and hospitals to provide nuanced and insightful descriptions of life in Mumbai." -- GauriI Pathak * Journal of Anthropological Research *"Metabolic Living is the first ethnographic monograph on the diabetes epidemic in South Asia, and this alone marks it as an important contribution to the study of health and illness in the subcontinent. It also provides an evocative and complex picture of being a person with a metabolic illness in Mumbai." -- Lesley Jo Weaver * Journal of Asian Studies *"Metabolic Living is a rich, ambitious book whose theoretical and ethnographic model builds bridges across chapters with disparate topics and actors. . . . For readers curious about how to research and write the complexities of embodiment – and are open to experimenting with how to get there – Metabolic Living is a productive and exhilarating read." -- Stephanie Maroney * Senses and Society *"Solomon’s book is compelling, palpable in fact, in its stories about the invisible and ineluctable ways that medicines or contaminants enter foods and bodies. The ethnography brings the reader into environments that are dangerous and mundane, pleasurable, and unalterable. Metabolic Living brings into focus the ways that people navigate these dynamic alchemies." -- Jessica Hardin * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1Interlude. Birthday Cakes 27 1. The Thin-Fat Indian 31Interlude. Mango Madness 65 2. The Taste No Chef Can Give 69Interlude. The Ration Card 99 3. Readying the Home 105Interlude. Stamps 141 4. Lines of Therapy 145Interlude. Waiting Room Walls 187 5. Gut Attachments 193 Conclusion. Metabolic Mumbai 225 Notes 235 Bibliography 253 Index 271

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Book SynopsisIn Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Trade Review"Metabolic Living is an important contribution to contemporary medical anthropology, especially in regards to the study of disease chronicity and to contemporary South Asian studies. In addition, Solomon provides a welcome challenge to the existing universalizing public health discourse on 'globesity.' Even while describing the seeming inevitability of metabolic disease in Mumbai, he uncovers the complex elements of social life that contribute to and circulate around it, and the suffering that stems from it. The focus on metabolism and absorption opens up new ways of viewing intersections between bodies and their environments, as well as new ways of thinking about urban vitality in 21st century India." -- Andrea S. Wiley * Anthropological Quarterly *"The book offers a novel way to talk about metabolic illnesses in urban space, often directly or indirectly talking back to medical and public health discourses on food, bodies, and urban and urbanizing spaces.... The poetic humanity of metabolic precariousness in India is visible in every page of this rich ethnographic narrative, making it a valuable contribution to literatures in medical anthropology, science studies, area studies, food studies, and public health policy." -- Nayantara Sheoran Appleton * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *“A wonderfully evocative ethnography, Solomon’s book makes one reflect on the very nature of metabolic syndrome.... Through this book, Solomon ... challeng[es] medical experts to consider a multi-layered approach to solving the issues of obesity and diabetes that plague contemporary India." -- Gauri Anilkumar Pitale * FoodAnthropology *"Pointing out that food is never just food—that it incorporates joyous and toxic social lives and historical traces—the book effectively shifts the conversation about metabolism away from junk food or obese bodies and towards absorptive and thoroughly social processes. Metabolic Living provides health-care professionals valuable insight into how people are living with metabolic illness." -- Emily Yates-Doerr * The Lancet *"In the sophistication of its crafting, Metabolic Living achieves its tricky aspiration to understand metabolism both as a tool for ethnographic observation and as a site of anthropological analysis. Indeed, it is this blurring of instrument and object, the ethnographer and the ethnographic, that gives Metabolic Living its persuasive force." -- Dwaipayan Banerjee * American Anthropologist *"This study is an excellent observation of current anxieties over prosperity diseases in urban India, locating the connections between food, bodies, and environments. While Solomon’s ethnographical accounts revolve around different sets of frameworks and narrations of common people, patients, nutritionists and experts, he cautiously avoided stigmatic fears and pain and presented metabolic suffering throughout within a cultural context." -- Santhosh Abraham * South Asia Research *"Solomon takes us through domestic kitchens and social service centers, slaughterhouses and food processing plants, streets and street-side food stalls, and waiting rooms and hospitals to provide nuanced and insightful descriptions of life in Mumbai." -- GauriI Pathak * Journal of Anthropological Research *"Metabolic Living is the first ethnographic monograph on the diabetes epidemic in South Asia, and this alone marks it as an important contribution to the study of health and illness in the subcontinent. It also provides an evocative and complex picture of being a person with a metabolic illness in Mumbai." -- Lesley Jo Weaver * Journal of Asian Studies *"Metabolic Living is a rich, ambitious book whose theoretical and ethnographic model builds bridges across chapters with disparate topics and actors. . . . For readers curious about how to research and write the complexities of embodiment – and are open to experimenting with how to get there – Metabolic Living is a productive and exhilarating read." -- Stephanie Maroney * Senses and Society *"Solomon’s book is compelling, palpable in fact, in its stories about the invisible and ineluctable ways that medicines or contaminants enter foods and bodies. The ethnography brings the reader into environments that are dangerous and mundane, pleasurable, and unalterable. Metabolic Living brings into focus the ways that people navigate these dynamic alchemies." -- Jessica Hardin * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1Interlude. Birthday Cakes 27 1. The Thin-Fat Indian 31Interlude. Mango Madness 65 2. The Taste No Chef Can Give 69Interlude. The Ration Card 99 3. Readying the Home 105Interlude. Stamps 141 4. Lines of Therapy 145Interlude. Waiting Room Walls 187 5. Gut Attachments 193 Conclusion. Metabolic Mumbai 225 Notes 235 Bibliography 253 Index 271

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