International experts from world-renowned medical schools comprehensively review
for practicing clinicians and scientists alike the latest understanding of the
epidemiology, causation, and consequences of diabetes and obesity. The authors
discuss in detail their diagnosis, clinical manifestations, complications, and
best practices for diagnosis and treatment. They also review the history and
epidemiology of these conditions, explain their genetics and pathophysiology,
and illuminate their known mechanisms and interactions. State-of-the-art
survey-chapters critique current approaches (lifestyle and pharmacological) to
the treatment of these conditions.