| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Introduction to the causes of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, South Asians, and the structure and approach of this book; 1.1 Chapter objectives; 1.2 Chapter summary; 1.3 Introduction to the puzzle of South Asians' high susceptibility to CVD and DM2 using an example from Scotland and the aims of this book; 1.4 South Asians and South Asia: definitions and the issue of heterogeneity; 1.5 Origins of South Asians and Europeans: implications for genetics |
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1.6 The immensity of the CVD and DM2 epidemic in South Asia: the case of India1.7 Inferring high susceptibility and the emergence of epidemics-the role of reference populations for comparison; 1.8 A brief introduction to CHD, stroke, and DM2 and especially their known causes; 1.9 Explanations for the susceptibility of South Asians to CVD and DM2: outline; 1.10 Data artefact: an improbable explanation; 1.11 Competing causes: potentially important in examining patterns of death but not usually of morbidity |
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1.12 Health care access: critically important to progression of CVD and DM2 but not to their occurrence1.13 The book's approach to the acquisition and synthesis of evidence: literature review and discussions; 1.14 The scientific perspective of the book and its author: introducing epidemiology as a clinical, social, environmental, and public health science; 1.15 Structure of the book; 2 Genetic explanations 1: the thrifty genotype and its variants; 2.1 Chapter objectives; 2.2 Chapter summary; 2.3 Introduction to genetic hypotheses and to their appeal |
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2.4 A brief introduction to some elements of genetics relating to evolutionary hypotheses for chronic disease in individuals and populations2.5 The thrifty genotype hypothesis; 2.6 The predation release and drifty genotype hypotheses; 2.7 The mitochondrial efficiency hypothesis; 2.8 Conclusions; 3 Genetic explanations 2: adaptations in body size, shape, and composition; 3.1 Chapter objectives; 3.2 Chapter summary; 3.3 Introduction; 3.4 The distribution of body fat and why it matters |
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3.5 Explaining South Asians' tendency to high levels of adiposity in general and abdominal obesity in particular3.6 The adipose tissue (compartment) overflow hypothesis; 3.7 The variable disease selection hypothesis; 3.8 Fat-free mass and the role of muscle; 3.9 Other anatomical measures in relation to CVD and DM2; 3.10 Conclusions; 4 Genetic explanations 3: neurobehavioural explanations; 4.1 Chapter objectives; 4.2 Chapter summary; 4.3 Introduction to neurobehavioural explanations; 4.4 Some reflections on the behavioural switch hypothesis |
| Summary |
In South Asian's, the cardiovascular diseases of stroke and coronary heart disease (CVD) are epidemic, and diabetes mellitus (type 2) is pandemic. This book presents a synthesis that can help guide prevention, clinical care and research |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 11, 2019) |
| Subject |
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Epidemiology
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South Asians -- Health and hygiene
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Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention.
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Prevention
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Diabetes -- Prevention
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Cardiovascular Diseases -- epidemiology
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Epidemiology.
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Prevention.
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Diabetes -- Prevention.
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Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192569943 |
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0192569945 |
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9780191871917 |
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0191871915 |
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9780192569950 |
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0192569953 |
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