Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Risk

An increase in body weight has been associated with more than 60 chronic illnesses, says Louis Aronne, M.D., one of the world's foremost experts in obesity and author of the best-seller The Skinny. In this program, Dr. Aronne and other medical experts examine the links between obesity, type 2 d...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Information Television Network.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2010.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Risk and Corporate Sponsors (2:02)
  • Diabetes: Scope of the Disease (2:09)
  • Neurohormones (1:30)
  • Diabetes and Fat Cells (1:39)
  • Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes (3:55)
  • Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes (2:03)
  • Obesity and Overweight Americans (3:02)
  • Diabetes: Diet and Exercise (1:34)
  • Diabetes Management (2:14)
  • Types of Prevention (1:52)
  • Adult Type 2 Diabetes (2:03)
  • Credits & Corporate Sponsors: Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Risk (1:22)