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Book Description ---------------- This book is meant for a person who wants to know how to avoid not only es, but also the related diseases like obesity, polycystic ovarian disease, hypertension, and disorders of cholesterol and thus prevent heart disease too. About the Author ---------------- Prof. Misra has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, service, research and community intervention programs directed towards Asian Indians and particularly for underprivileged people. Prof. Misra has published more than 300 scientific papers in the National and International journals, including The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and sm, New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, Medicine, Obesity Research, PLOS One etc. and published chapter in International Textbook of es. He is also an Advisory Board Member of British Medical Journal. He has been member of editorial boards of 20 international and 11 Indian journals, including Associate Editor of "Journal of es" (USA), Honorary Editor of "es & Obesity International Journal", and "es and c Syndrome: Research and Reviews" (Singapore). He has written three editorials for prestigious journal "The Lancet" and reviewer for more than 40 Journals including "Journal Clinical Endocrinology and sm" and "New England Journal of Medicine". Currently he is leading author in series of articles on 'es in South Asians' in The Lancet es and Endocrinology and for special issue on South Asians in British Medical Journal. Dr Misra has received numerous awards and oration. He has been awarded highest award for medicine in India Dr BC Roy award (2006) and prestigious National Honor, Padma Shree (2007). He has been conferred National awards 'Americare Award' (Americare Foundation, India, 2012), "Swastha Bharat Samman" (from Zee TV 2012), 'Chikitsa Ratan' (by Delhi Medical Association, 2014) and "Excellence in es Care' ( Summit Awards, 2014) for outstanding contribution to es in India. He has received "Outstanding Investigator Award" from World India es Foundation in 2013. He has given 30 named orations in India and neighbouring countries. He has been a personal physician to two former Prime Ministers of India. Presently he is Chairman, Fortis-CDOC Center of Excellence for es, c Diseases, and Endocrinology, New Delhi, and Director, National es, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation, and es Foundation (India). Fortis CDOC specialty es chain of hospital/centers, are currently in progressive expansion mode throughout north India.