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| Normal nutrition |
| Nutrition and energy metabolism | |
| Essential nutrients and nutritional requirements: the balanced diet | |
| Factors involved in the regulation of the diet | |
| Carbohydrates | |
| Proteins | |
| Lipids | |
| Minerals | |
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Vitamins
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| Concept and definition of obesity | |
| Obesity as an epidemic | |
| Diagnostic methods of obesity: the weight indices | |
| Diagnostic methods in obesity: more advanced techniques | |
| Android obesity and gynoid obesity | |
| Physiopathogenesis of obesity | |
| Genetic aspects of obesity | |
| Environmental influence | |
| Adipose tissue - I | |
| Adipose tissue - II | |
| The origin of the adipocyte | |
| Adipocyte metabolism - I | |
| Adipocyte metabolism - II | |
| Neuroanatomy of eating | |
| Regulation of energy balance - I | |
| Regulation of energy balance - II | |
| Chemical mediators involved in energy balance - I | |
| Chemical mediators involved in energy balance - II | |
| Basal calorie expenditure and calorie expenditure associated with physical exercise | |
| Thermogenesis and thermogenesis not associated with physical exercise | |
| The thermogenic action of food | |
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Clinical consequences of overweight and “morbid” obesity
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| The metabolic syndrome | |
| Abdominal obesity | |
| Insulin resistance | |
| Impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes | |
| Dyslipidemia | |
| Hypertension | |
| Microalbuminuria | |
| Atherosclerosis | |
| Cardiovascular disease | |
| Obesity and lung function | |
| Hormonal disturbances | |
| Other comorbid associations | |
| Obesity in children - I | |
| Obesity in children - II | |
| Obesity during pregnancy and lactation | |
| Obesity at the menopause | |
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Obesity in the elderly
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| Medical indication for treatment | |
| Treatment options | |
| Dietary therapy and low calorie diets | |
| Physical activity | |
| Changes in eating behavior | |
| Pharmacological treatment | |
| Bariatric surgery I | |
| Bariatric surgery II |