作者: Kaushik Bose

Obesity is a major risk for both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, and evidence suggests that the situation is likel …

Human malnutrition is a serious health problem worldwide. Traditionally, malnutrition is referred to as under-nutrition. However, during the last three decades, the problems of overweight and obesity …

Obesity is now considered a global epidemic. Central obesity is the state of excess adiposity in the abdominal region. It is associated with increased, cardiovascular or cancer mortality. The Interna …

Slawomir Koziel is a biological anthropologist based at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland. Actually he works as an associate professor in Anthropology Unit in Wroclaw acting as a direct …

Neuronal apoptosis is a normal physiological process that is an essential and integral part of neurogenesis. The massive overproduction of neurons that occur during the development of the brain is fo …

This book presents and discusses current research in the field of psychiatry. Topics discussed include fear and anxiety in psychiatric disorders; developments in telepsychiatry; emotional expression …

Skin aging is the result of two distinct, biological processes which may occur concurrently: extrinsic and intrinsic aging. The first chapter of this book focuses on the anti-skin aging effects of na …

Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. Child malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition, which includes wasting (lo …