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Kyrou, Ioannis, Randeva, Harpal S., Barber, Thomas M., Tsigos, Constantine, Kaltsas, Gregory and Weickert, Martin O. (2022) Clinical problems caused by obesity. In: Feingold, K. R., (ed.) Obesity (Internet). Endotext.
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Official URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK278973/
Abstract
Obesity constitutes a worldwide epidemic with prevalence rates which are increasing in most Western societies and in the developing world. By 2025, if this trend continues, the global obesity prevalence will reach 18% in men and exceed 21% in women. Furthermore, it is now well-established that obesity (depending on the degree, duration, and distribution of the excess weight/adipose tissue) can progressively cause and/or exacerbate a wide spectrum of co-morbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, reproductive dysfunction, respiratory abnormalities, psychiatric conditions, and even increase the risk for certain types of cancer. This chapter presents an overview of these links focusing on the most common obesity-related co-morbidities.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Metabolic and Vascular Health (- until July 2016) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Publisher: | Endotext | ||||||
Book Title: | Obesity (Internet) | ||||||
Editor: | Feingold, K. R. | ||||||
Official Date: | January 2022 | ||||||
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Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Copyright Holders: | t© 2000-2024, MDText.com, Inc. | ||||||
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