The Control of Food and Fluid Intake in Health and Disease

edited by Michael Farthing
and Dilip Mahalanabis

Written by an international group of noted scientists and clinicians, this volume examines the latest findings on the control of nutritional and fluid balance in health and in various disease states.

The contributors provide new insights into the role of the brain and gut in regulating nutrient intake, the mechanisms by which fluid homeostasis is disturbed in disease, and the pathogenesis and treatment of acute and chronic diarrhea, dehydration, anorexia, and obesity.

Coverage includes:

• Discussions of recent developments in oral rehydration therapy
• Novel interventions for disease-related anorexia
• New approaches to the reduction and control of body fat mass

The Control of Food and Fluid Intake in Health and Disease is an outstanding reference for clinicians and scientists from such disciplines as infectious diseases, gastroenterology, pediatrics, endocrinology, and nutrition.

Contents

1. Integrated Strategies of Chronic Diarrheal Disease in Childhood
2. The Global Burden of Dehydrating Disease
3. Gastrointestinal Dysfunction and Anorexia: Role of Brain-Gut Axis
4. Hunger and Satiety: A View from the Brain
5. Recent Developments in Oral Replacement of Fluid and Electrolyte Losses
6. The Global Burden of Nutritional Disease: The Case of Latin America
7. The Role of the Gut in Controlling Nutrient Intake
8. Novel Approaches to the Reduction and Control of Body Fat Mass
9. Mechanisms by Which Fluid Homeostasis is Disturbed in Disease: Fluid Loss from the Small Intestine
10. Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis in Infants and Children
11. Novel Interventions for the Control of Disease-Related Anorexia
12. Food Intake, Metabolism, and Obesity in Humans
13. Molecular Basis of Disease-Related Anorexia
14. Treatement of Acute Diarrhea in Children
15. The Role of the Colon
16. Concluding Discussion

Subject Index

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