Table of Contents
Foreword
Block I: Epidemiology, inheritance, environment, and
pathways
Introduction - Joel Faintuch j.faintuch @ hc.fm.usp.br
Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo University Medical School Sao
Paulo, Brazil
Sonia Pou - Nutrition transition and obesity burden in
Argentina pousonia @ hotmail.com Scientific
and Technologic Center CONICET, Cordoba, Argentina
Alexei Volaco -Social and economic status: the link between
obesity and diabetes avolaco @ yahoo.com.br
PontificialCatholic University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Jean Claude Mbanya- Cost of diabetes in Africa jcmbanya @
yahoo.co.uk Faculty of Medicine and Biological Science,
University of Yaounde, Cameroon
Marta Viana- White and brown adipose tissue mviana
@ ceu.es School of Pharmacy, University CEU San
Pablo, Madrid, Spain
Brooks Leitner – Leveraging brown adipose tissue for metabolic
therapy brooks.leitner @ yale.eduSchool of Medicine,
Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Antonello Lorenzini- Obesity and aging
Antonello.lorenzini @ unibo.it School of Pharmacy,
University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe . Iacomino - Micro RNAs in obesity and metabolic
diseases Giuseppe . Iacomino @ isa.cnr.it
Institute of Food Sciences, Rome, Italy
Nikhil.Dhurandar - From adipogenic adenoviruses to
anti-diabetic drug Nikhil.Dhurandar @ ttu.edu
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
TX, USA
Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca - Genetics and
obesity Ana.proenca @ ioc.fiocruz.br
Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro,RJ, Brazil
Peter Congdon - Urban environment and obesity
P.congdon @ qmul.ac.uk School of Geography, Queen Mary
University of London, London, UK
Umesh Yadav - Adipose tissue inflammation umeshyadav @
cug.ac.in School of Life Sciences, Central University
of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India
Umesh Yadav- Cross talk between adipocytes, macrophages, and
other imune cells umeshyadav @ cug.ac.in School
of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar,
India
Alexandre Assuane- Diabetes in figures
Alexandre Assuane @ hotmail.com Medical Faculty of the
FriedrichWilhelms University, Bonn, Germany
Carlos Mandarim - Pancreatic islets: cell biology
and therapy for diabetes mandarim @ uerj.br
Faculty of Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
Mahaneem Mohamed - Advanced glycation end
products in obesity and comorbidities mahaneem @
usm.my School of Medical Sciences, University Sains
Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Kalliopi Kotsa - The anti-incretin theory
kalmanthou @ yahoo.gr MedicalSchool,
AristotleUniversity, Thessaloniki, Greece
Block II: Genomics,metabolomics and other omics
David Meyre - Personalized treatment of Mendelian forms
of obesity meyred @ mcmaster.ca
McMaster University School of Medicine, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Marcus Pezzolesi - Genetic basis of diabetic kidney
disease Marcus.pezzolesi @ hsc.utah.edu
University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Meenu Ghai - Epigenetics and early detection of diabetes
Meenu Ghai Ghai @ ukzn.ac.za School of Life
Sciences, University of Kwazulu- Natal, Durban, South Africa
Jacopo Troisi - Salivary and urinary metabolome in
pediatric obesity and metabolic syndrome troisi @
theoreosri.com CEO, Theoreo SRL, Salerno, Italy
Suchart Kothan - Metabolome in obesity
suchart.kothan @ cmu.ac.th Chiang Mai University Faculty of
Associated Medical Science, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Benita Percival - Metabolomics in
diabetes benita.c.percival @ dmu.ac.uk Faculty of
Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester,
UK
Hemant_Kulkarni - Lipidomics in type 2
diabetes kulkarnius @ yahoo.com, M & H Research, San Antonio,
TX, USA
Francisco Javier Ruiz Ojeda - Effects of sweeteners
on gut microbiota FJRojeda @ gmail.com Institute
for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Germany
Prabhanshu Tripathi - The microbiome in type 2
diabetes prabhanshu @ thsti.res.in Translational Health
Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad,
India
Tatsuhiko Azegami- Immunotherapeutic approach to
obesity t.azegami-1114 @ z2.keio.jp Keio University School of
Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Block III: Associated disorders and obesity paradoxes
Uzma Zargham - Metabolic syndrome Uzma.Zargham @
gmail.com Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
Pawel Matusik - Metabolic syndrome diagnosis in children
pmatusik73 @ gmail.com Medical University of Silesia,
Katowice, Poland
Yusuf Yilmaz - Non alcoholic fatty liver disease
drYusufYilmaz @ gmail.com Marmara University School of
Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Veisel Tahan - Non alcoholic fatty pancreas disease
tahanv @ health.missouri.edu School of Medicine, University
of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Nitin Kapoor - Normal weight obesity nitin.kapoor @
cmcvellore.ac.in ChristianMedical College, Vellore,
India
Phil Chilibeck- Polycystic ovary and sarcopenic
obesity phil.chilibeck @ usask.ca College
of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK,
Canada
Jennifer Panganiban - Pediatric obesity panganibaj
@ email.chop.edu Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Erika di Zazzo - Links between obesity and
cancer erika.dizazzo @ unimol.it Faculty of Medicine,
University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Paula Moreira - Obesity, diabetes, and cognitive
impairment venta @ ci.uc.pt Faculty of Medicine, University
of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Antonio Teixeira - Pathways linking obesity to
neuropsychiatric disorders Antonio.l.teixeira @
uth.tmc.edu Faculty of Medicine, University of Texas Health
Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
Vijay Kumar Chattu - Sleep and obesity
vijay.chattu @ mail.utoronto.ca Department of
Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
Marijana Tadic- Heart failure and the obesity
paradox marijana_tadic @ hotmail.com School of
Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Samanta Rahul - Cardiomyopathy and obesity
paradox rahuldocuk @ yahoo.co.uk Department of
Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
Christopher Kellner- Obesity paradox: intracerebral
hemorrhage Christopher.kellner @ gmail.com
Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Radica Alicic - Inflammatory mechanisms and diabetic
kidney disease radica.alicic @ providence.org
University of Washington School of Medicine, Spokane, WA, USA
Finn Diderichsen - Diabetes and depression in
Brazil fidi @ sund.ku.dk University of
Copenhagen School of Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dong Li - Contribution of hyperglycemia and
unhealthy diet to cardiovascular mortality dong.li2 @
emory.edu School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA,
USA
Samuel Seidu- Gestational diabetes sis11 @ le.ac.uk
College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, UK
Megan Jones - Advances in gestational diabetes mjobgyn @
gmail.com HighRisk PregnancyCenter, Las Vegas, NV,
USA
Chih Hao Chen Ku - Vascular complications of
diabetes chenku2409 @ gmail.com Clinica Los Yoses, San
Jose, Costa Rica
Block IV: General therapy and prevention
Clipper Young - What we know and what we don´t about non
nutritive sweeteners Clipper.young @ tu.edu Touro University
California College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, CA, USA
Shilpa Tejpal - Personalized molecular feedback for
weight loss tejpalshilpa @ gmail.com University
of Warwick School of Medicine, Coventry, UK
Suzanne Cuda – Pediatric obesity algorithm Suzanne.cuda @
bcm.edu Baylor College of Medicine, San Antonio, TX, USA
Antonello Nicolini - Therapeutic options in obesity
hypoventilation syndrome Antonellonicolini @ gmail.com
Ospedale di Sestri Levante, Genova, Italy
Sarah.Cuschieri - Type 2 diabetes: an unresolved
disease Sarah.Cuschieri @ um.edu.mt University of
Malta School of Medicine, Valletta, Malta
Greet Van den Berghe - Glucose control in the ICU
greet.vandenberghe @ kukeuven.be University of Leuven
School of Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
Block V: Innovative endoscopic , cell therapy, and other
interventions
Vitor Brunaldi - Endoscopic interventions School of
Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
Clifford Weiss - Arterial embolization cweiss @
jhmi.edu Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD,
USA
Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel Gastric pacing in
gastroparesis Npas004 @ aucklanduni.ac.nz Auckland
Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Bluma L Faintuch - Pancreatic beta cell imaging
blfaintuch @ Hotmail.com Institute Of energetic and Nuclear
Research IPEN/CNEN, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Monica Finessi - Cancer staging with 18F FDG PET/CT in
hyperglycemic patients monica.finessi @ unito.it Doctoral
School in Life and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino,
Italy
Jonathan Lakey - Stem cells for diabetes jrtlakey @
gmail.com University of California School of Medicine,
Irvine, CA, USA
Mahua Choudhury- Promises of nanotherapeutics in
diabetes drmc @ tamu.edu Graduate Faculty Nutrition and
Food Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
Block VI: Pharmacological therapy and cost containment
Gopal Khatic - Pharmacotherapy of diabetes
gopal_niper @ rediffmail.com School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Lovely ProfessionalUniversity, Phagwara, Punjab,
India
Andrei Sposito - GLP-1 analogs for
diabetes andreisposito @ gmail.com Faculty of
Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP,
Brazil
Lorena Alarcon-Casas Wright - Insulin and Type 1
diabetes lorenaac @ uw.edu University of
Washington School of Medicine , Seattle, WA, USA
Esma Isenovic -Drug delivery systems for diabetes
treatment isenovic @ yahoo.com Institute Vinca,
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Michael Chan – Treatment of diabetes and heart
failure chanmcy @ gmail.com School of Medicine, University of
Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ravi Kant - Cardiovascular impact of newer diabetes
medications kant.ravi.md @ gmail.com Medical
University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Deependra Singh - Pathogenesis, molecular targets, and
treatment of diabetic woundsDeependraiop @ gmail.com
Institute of Pharmacy, RaviShankarShukla University, Raipur,
India
Zoltan Taybani- Simplifying complex insulin
regimens taybanizoltan @ gmail.com Bekes
CountyCentral Hospital, Bekescsaba, Hungary
Ramon Sanguino Galvan Economic benefits of diabetes day
hospital sanguino @ unex.es School of Economics,
University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
Block VII: Bariatric and metabolic surgery
Jaime Ruiz-Tovar Polo - Bariatric and metabolic
operations jruiztovar @ gmail.com School of Medicine,
University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid , Spain
Faidon Magkos -One anastomosis gastric bypass in the
treatment of obesity fma @ nexs.ku.dk University
of Copenhagen School of Science, Copenhagen, Denmark
Candice Silverman - Robotic bariatric surgery
drcsilverman @ gmail.com JohnFlynn Hospital, Gold
Coast, Queensland, Australia
Shanu Kothari - Role of obesity and bariatric
surgery in knee and hip osteoarthritis snkothar @
gundersenhealth.org Gundersen Health System, LaCrosse Campus,
Lacrosse, WI, USA
Ricardo Cohen - Metabolic deterioration and revisional
bariatric and metabolic surgery Ricardo.cohen @
haoc.com.br Hospital Oswaldo Cruz, Sao Paulo, SP,
Brazil
Capecomorin Pitchumoni -Malnutrition in obesity
before and after bariatric surgery pitchumoni @ hotmail.com
Saint Peters University Hospital, Somerset, NJ, USA
Block VIII: Apps, drugs , artificial intelligence, and public
health interventions
Fabrizio Ferretti - Beverage and energy dense food
taxation fabrizio.ferretti @ unimore.it
Department of Communication and Economy, University of Modena,
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Lynnette Nathalie Lyzwinski - Mobile health
interventions for obesity lynnettenathalie @ icloud.com
Department of Public health and Primary Care, Strangeways
Research Laboratory, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
Ioannis Kavakiotis - Machine learning and data
mining in obesity ikavakiotis @ gmail.com
Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece
Thomas Marshall - Machine learning and obesity
prevention in adolescents thomasemarshall @ gmail.com
Business Department, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Arthur Bertachi - Machine learning in type 1
diabetes abertachi @ utfpr.edu.br School of
Engineering, Federal Technologic University of Parana, Ponta
grossa, PR, Brazil
Aleksey Velikorodny - Machine learning in diabetes
complications asvelikorodny @ gmail.com Department of
Genetics, Citology and Bioengineering, Voronezh State University,
Russian Federation
Maushmi Kumar - Drug pipeline for obesity therapy
maushmiskumar @ gmail.com Shobhaben Pratapbhal Patel
School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, Mumbai, India
Juliana Gonçalves - Melanocortin 4 receptor agonists in
obesity juliana.goncalves @ tum.de Institute of
Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany
Block IX: Obesity devices and supplemental material
Joel Faintuch - Medical devices for obesity management
j.faintuch @ hc.fm.usp.br Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo
University Medical School Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joel Faintuch – Glossary j.faintuch @
hc.fm.usp.br Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo University
Medical School Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joel Faintuch – Useful internet sites j.faintuch @
hc.fm.usp.br Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo University
Medical School Sao Paulo, Brazil
About the Author
Joel Faintuch is a gastrointestinal surgeon, and former
international guest fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He
is an honorary fellow of three foreign surgical societies, and has
served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Maastricht. His
interests include nutrition, metabolism, obesity, and bariatric
surgery. He pioneered parenteral and enteral nutrition in Brazil
and South America, and was a founding member of various medical
societies. In recent years, his focus has been on the link between
the microbiome and metabolome, and precision medicine. Joel
Faintuch is the author of over 250 articles in peer-reviewed
journals, along with 10 books, three theses, over 200 book chapters
and other publications.
Salomao Faintuch is a radiologist, and Clinical Director
of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. He has authored more than
50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, along with 7 society
guidelines and standards of practice. He is a Radiological Society
of North America Research Scholar, has participated in eight
national society committees, and is member of the editorial boards
of three international journals.
