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Book SynopsisThe world-wide problem of obesity has increased to epidemic proportions over the last several decades and continues to grow. Obesity is now a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world. Due to the limited success of dieting, lifestyle changes and medical therapy, bariatric or weight-loss surgery has become increasingly important in the fight against obesity. At this time, bariatric surgery -- now commonly called metabolic surgery -- has been shown to be the most effective and durable treatment for obesity. This book provides the reader with a comprehensive, evidenced-based and updated review of all aspects relating to bariatric surgery. The introductory chapters provide a broad overview of basic concepts such as the epidemiology of obesity, its medical treatment and related psychological issues. Preoperative evaluation of the bariatric patient and selection of the most appropriate operation is thoroughly discussed. The different types of operations and their risks and benefits are examined in depth. The text also focuses on practical issues in postoperative management and nutritional follow-up. Specific attention is given to pre-pregnancy and pregnancy considerations including pregnancy outcome following bariatric surgery and the optimal bariatric-pregnancy interval. Written by international experts, this book is a valuable resource for a broad spectrum of clinicians and healthcare professionals dealing with obesity. It also serves as a pragmatic reference for all those involved in the care of bariatric or obese patients who are considering bariatric surgery. Medical and nursing students as well as residents in surgery, medicine, obstetrics/gynaecology, and family practice will also benefit from it at any stage of their training.

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Book SynopsisIntermittent fasting, also known as the “5:2 diet,” has become incredibly popular in recent months. And with good reason—it works! The so-called fast diet calls for eating normally for five days and then eating a reduced amount, five hundred calories for women and six hundred for men, on the remaining two days of every week. By reducing your calorie intake for just two days a week, you will reset your metabolism and rev up your body’s fat-burning ability to cause dramatic weight loss without deprivation.The 5:2 Fast Diet Cookbook is the key to learning what to eat on these low-calorie fasting days. Inside you’ll find recipes and tips for getting the most satisfaction and fullness from your low-calorie bucks. With 150 nutritious recipes, none of which has more than two hundred calories per serving, you’ll have a wide variety of choices for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks on these two crucial days.With delicious dishes like garlic, ginger, and honey chicken and roasted cauliflower with Parmesan, you definitely will not feel deprived on your fasting days! These recipes are packed with flavor and are easy to make, even for busy weeknight meals.

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Book SynopsisWhat if it were possible to lose body fat without hunger?Based on the latest research into the how and why of the obesity crisis, The Boring Diet shares a practical plan, accidentally discovered by the author, to lose excess weight, preserve lean body mass, and get control over your hunger.In this exciting and groundbreaking book you’ll learn: Why most diet plans work – for a while – but then stall out. Why low carb and keto are “half right” and why our body’s particular pleasure response to food, not insulin particularly, is the more effective cause of obesity. How a groundbreaking approach to alcohol and drug therapy can be applied to the problem of addictive food. The biochemistry of food addiction, written in easy-to-understand language. How two studies involving a mystery “goop” and rats eating supermarket food provide clues to the causes of obesity. Why hunger is a relative concept, and how your body uses it to trick you into eating junk food. How to attack hunger from two directions by making your food environment less interesting – boring! – and providing healthy alternatives. The foods you absolutely must eliminate from your environment if you are to have any hope of success. Why low carb diets work, if followed, but also why they almost always eventually fail. How Hollywood stars routinely gain and lose weight for movie roles. The “BCAT” method for silencing your nagging hunger. What a drug with a miraculous ability to cure alcoholism – if the right procedure is followed – can teach us about combatting food addiction. A simple sample meal plan that applies all of the principles of the book. Why The Boring Diet is a simple, but not easy, way to retrain your brain’s relationship to food. Why you should weigh yourself daily. How following The Boring Diet imperfectly can still produce great results. The purpose of exercise and why it’s important for physical and mental health but has almost no impact on weight loss. Why the “Valley of Fat Loss” makes it so difficult to stick with a weight loss effort to achieve true fitness. Why people who are already at a healthy weight need to implement the principles of The Boring Diet to ensure continued fitness in our “obesogenic” society. The Boring Diet should be read by everyone who struggles with excess weight. Utilizing the latest concepts in biochemistry, neuroscience, addiction science, and how these were applied in the author’s personal journey to maintain weight loss over more than a decade, The Boring Diet is a short, concise, easy-to-read solution. In the author’s words: “I don’t recommend taking my advice blindly, but testing it for yourself. I’m not a doctor, just an independent, analytical thinker. I have had some success in business, which helps me sort through complex information amid uncertainty to develop practical plans of action. The doctors don’t seem to have the answers either, given the obesity epidemic. I hope what I say makes sense and is useful to you, but test it for yourself, take what’s useful, and discard the rest.”

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Book SynopsisObesity is a worldwide epidemic with high prevalence in the population. In children and adolescents it has become increasingly common, suggesting an important health concern with a significant socioeconomic impact for society. Particularly, abdominal obesity has become a concern because it contributes to the alterations in metabolic profile and consequently the development of many comorbidities. The first chapter of this book reviews the effects of an interdisciplinary approach in treatment of abdominal obesity and the comorbidities in adolescents. Chapter two continues on to discuss cardiomyopathy that is associated with obesity. Finally, the last chapter examines clinical and experimental evidence that proves obesity in women may lead to insulin resistance associated with hormonal alterations mediating breast cancer risk.

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