Abdominal Obesity and the Endocannabinoid System

From Basic Aspects to Clinical Management of Related Cardiometabolic Risk

• Author(s): Jean-Pierre Despres, Vincenzo Di Marzo,
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 264
• ISBN_10: 1040208606
  ISBN_13: 9781040208601
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / General , Medical / Cardiology , Medical / Endocrinology & Metabolism , Medical / Internal Medicine , Science / Life Sciences / Biology , Medical / Nutrition ,

Description:... This internationally renowned author team provides a unique and thorough analysis and distillation of the endocannabinoid system and its relationship to abdominal obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays an important role in cardiometabolic risk, as well as modulating energy balance, feeding behavior, he