Therapeutic Education and Psychotherapy
16. Bowlby J (1969) Attachment and loss, vol 1, Attachment. The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis, London 17. Anderson S, Whitaker R (2011) Attachment security and obesity in…
Impairment of Quality of Life in Obesity
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Andrea Lenzi, Silvia Migliaccio and Lorenzo Maria Donini (eds.)Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity10.1007/978-3-319-09045-0_19 19. Impairment of Quality of Life in Obesity Carlo M. Rotella1, 2 and Barbara Cresci3 (1) Department of Biomedical and Experimental Sciences,…
Functional Evaluation (Joint and Muscle Problems, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, Disability Evaluation)
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Andrea Lenzi, Silvia Migliaccio and Lorenzo Maria Donini (eds.)Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity10.1007/978-3-319-09045-0_18 18. Functional Evaluation (Joint and Muscle Problems, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, Disability Evaluation) Gian Pietro Emerenziani1 , Federico Schena2 and Laura Guidetti1 (1) Department of…
Psychiatric and Psychological Evaluation
Name Type Target Beck Depression Inventory (55] Q Depression Binge Eating Scale [56] Q Binge eating Body Uneasiness Test [31] Q Body image Brief Symptom Inventory [57] Q Psychopathology Decisional…
Clinical Evaluation
Classification BMI (kg/m2) cut-off points Comorbidity risk Underweight <18.5 – Normal range 18.5–24.9 Normal Pre-obese 25.0–29.9 Increased Obese class I 30.0–34.9 Moderate Obese class II 35.0–39.9 High Obese class III…
Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Risk in Obesity
Fig. 12.1 Schematic representation of metabolic changes characterizing dyslipidemia in obesity It is thought that atherogenic dyslipidemia is caused by a multiple array of metabolic abnormalities such as: (1) increased…
Obesity and Glucose Metabolism
Fig. 11.1 Role of osteocalcin in glucose metabolism homeostasis. Adapted from Motyl et al. [109] Karsenty’s group has indicated that OCN-knockout mice display decreased β-cell proliferation, glucose intolerance, and insulin…
Sarcopenic Obesity
, Stefan A. Czerwinski3, Audry C. Choh3, Eleonora Poggiogalle2, Silvia Migliaccio4 and Andrea Lenzi1 (1) Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy (2) Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Physiopathology,…
Adrenal Function and Obesity
Fig. 6.1 Actions of adrenal hormones from Roberge [6] 6.2 Effects of Glucocorticoids on Adipose Tissue Glucocorticoids have a number of very important functions. Their involvement to contrast stressor agents…
Regulation of Energy Intake
27. Ollman MM, Wilson BD, Yang YK et al (1997) Antagonism of central melanocortin receptors in vitro and in vivo by agouti-related protein. Science 278:135–138 28. Fong TM, Mao C,…
