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The Obesity Epidemic: Pathophysiology and Consequences of Obesity
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Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States: more than 20% of adults are clinically obese as defined by a body mass index of 30 kg/m 2 or higher, and an additional 30% are overweight. Environmental, behavioral, and genetic factors have been shown to contribute to the development of obesity. Elevated body mass index, particularly caused by abdominal or upper‐body obesity, has been associated with a number of diseases and metabolic abnormalities, many of which have high morbidity and mortality. These include hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, gallbladder disease, and certain malignancies. This underscores the importance of identifying people at risk for obesity and its related disease states.
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- Authors
- Pi‐Sunyer, F. X.
- Venue
- Obesity Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2002-12
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- S12
- Pages
- 97S-104S
- ISSN
- 1071-7323 (ISSN-L)
- 1550-8528
- OpenAlex
- W1998696106
- Cited by
- 858
- References
- 12
- FWCI
- 20.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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