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The Epidemiology of Obesity
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Obesity has received considerable attention as a major health hazard because of the increase in the prevalence of obesity not only in the United States but also in several other countries worldwide. Obesity is caused by an interaction of environmental factors, genetic predisposition, and human behavior, and is associated with an increased risk of numerous chronic diseases, from diabetes and cancers to many digestive diseases. The obesity epidemic exerts a heavy toll on the economy with its massive health care costs. This article describes some of the epidemiologic features of obesity, including global prevalence, secular trends, risk factors, and burden of illness related to obesity with special emphasis on obesity trends in the United States.
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“T2D is thought to be largely provoked by diets involving excessive nutrient consumption, as ~90% of patients are obese or overweight in western countries.3,9,16,33”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Nguyen, D. M., & El-Serag, H. B.
- Affiliations
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- ORCID
- Nguyen, Dang M.
- Venue
- Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-03
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-7
- ISSN
- 0889-8553 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2833287
- OpenAlex
- W2008527880
- Cited by
- 531
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 37 · 2018: 51 · 2017: 54 · 2016: 46 · 2015: 56 · 2014: 56 · 2013: 41 · 2012: 29
- FWCI
- 35.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Gastroenterology Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (R01CA116845)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Keywords
- obesity, obesity prevalence, secular trends, obesity risk factors, genetic susceptibility, environmental factors, behavioral factors, chronic disease risk, diabetes mellitus, cancer, gastrointestinal diseases, health care costs, disease burden, obesity epidemic, United States
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Nutrition Surveys, Obesity, United States, Body Mass Index, Prevalence, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
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