Cost of Obesity Recurrence
Country Currency Year Annual cost (billion) Notes Australiaa AUD ($) 2005 56.6 $2,788 per individual Australiab AUD ($) 2010 88.9 Brazilc USD ($) 2010 2.1 Including overweight costs Canadad CAD…
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Appetite: Inhibiting Properties of Proteins
Fig. 12.1 Effect of dietary proteins on metabolism. The digestion, absorption, and metabolism of proteins cause high-energy expenditure in the form of thermogenesis and ATP utilization, either for the synthesis…
Stem Cells Derived Insulin-Secreting Cells for Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Exploiting Laboratory Discoveries
Fig. 14.1 Stem cells as a promising tool addressing generation of beta-like cells/insulin-secreting cells as well as immunomodulation 14.5 Early Attempts for In Vitro Beta-Cell Differentiation Stimulation of beta-cell generation…
Ileal Transposition Surgery: Mechanisms of Weight Loss and Diabetes Improvements
Fig. 8.1 Ileal transposition surgery. (a) Normal intestinal tract showing the location of transections of the ileum and duodenum. (b) A segment of the transected ileum is transposed in the…
Peripheral Signals and Food Intake Control
Hellström PM (2013) Satiety signals and obesity. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 29:222–227PubMedCrossRef Hira T, Mochida T, Miyashita K et al (2009) GLP-1 secretion is enhanced directly in the ileum but indirectly…
The Dual Burden of Obesity and Diabetes: Old Problems Die Hard
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Joel Faintuch and Salomão Faintuch (eds.)Obesity and Diabetes10.1007/978-3-319-13126-9_1 1. The Dual Burden of Obesity and Diabetes: Old Problems Die Hard Joel Faintuch1 and Salomão Faintuch2 (1) Gastroenterology Department, University of Sao Paulo,…
Predicting Wound Healing in the Diabetic Foot: Measuring Skin Viability
Figure 5.1 The Semmes-Weinstein monofilament used to check foot skin sensation. The open circles indicate areas tested The biothesiometer (or neurothesiometer) is a simple handheld device that gives semi-quantitative assessment…
Foot Care and the Prevention of Recurrent Ulcers
Figure 14.1 Clear diabetic foot pathway as per NICE CG 10 Figure 14.2 Hub and spoke structure of care With scare resources, the MDT, using images from primary care, can…
Endovascular Revascularisation: When and How
Figure 8.1 Reconstructed MRA images demonstrating the typical combination of SFA and infra-geniculate disease found in diabetic PAD. (a) Bilateral SFA occlusions with collateral reconstitution of the popliteal artery (arrow)….
Neuro-osteoarthropathy: The Charcot Foot – Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Figure 11.1 Inflammation of the foot and lower leg in the acute phase of Charcot foot (left). Residual deformity apparent in the same leg after the swelling has regressed (right)…
