Medical Hazards of Obesity

Pi-Sunyer, F. Xavier·1993·Annals of Internal Medicine

DOI 10.7326/0003-4819-119-7_part_2-199310011-00006

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The medical hazards of obesity are discussed. Risks include insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and increased levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Obesity is also associated with gallbladder disease and some forms of cancer as well as sleep apnea, chronic hypoxia and hypercapnia, and degenerative joint disease. Obesity is an independent risk factor for death from coronary heart disease. A central distribution of body fat enhances the risk for most of these conditions.

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Authors: Pi-Sunyer, F. X.
Venue: Annals of Internal Medicine
Publisher: American College of Physicians
Published: 1993-10-01
Volume: 119
Issue: 7_Part_2
Pages: 655-660
ISSN: 0003-4819 (ISSN-L)
1539-3704
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-119-7_part_2-199310011-00006
OpenAlex: W2161001082
Cited by: 1,371
References: 0
FWCI: 31.79
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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