Weight Regulation and Curing Acquired Obesity, 1st Edition

by Gary Horndeski, M.D. and Elisa Gonzalez, P.A.-C

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ISBN: 9780323778541

Publication Date: 07-24-2020

Page Count: 118

Imprint: Elsevier

List Price: $99.99

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Key Features
- Presents a unified theory of weight regulation, explains the pathology of acquired obesity, and offers therapy directed to correct the underlying pathophysiology.
- Discusses surgical therapy directed to re-establish the strength of the anterior abdominal wall, reverse the pathology, and cure acquired obesity.
- Contains a chapter on future animal and human studies to support the neuromechanical hypothesis.
Contents

The Basics

Chapter 2       Control System Theory

Chapter 3       Satiety

Chapter 4       Serendipity

Chapter 5       The Neuromechanical Hypothesis

Chapter 6       Animal Experiments and Human Studies

Chapter 7       Energy

Chapter 8       Acquired Obesity

Chapter 9       Curing Acquired Obesity

Chapter 10     The Future
Authors

Gary Horndeski, M.D. and Elisa Gonzalez, P.A.-C
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