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Review
. 2008 Apr;101(4):395-9.
doi: 10.1097/01.smj.0000308879.67271.09.

The prevalence and etiology of nongenetic obesity and associated disorders

Richard N Redinger  1
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Review

The prevalence and etiology of nongenetic obesity and associated disorders

Richard N Redinger. South Med J. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

The prevalence and etiology of nongenetic causes of obesity are reviewed, along with obesity-associated comorbidities of the metabolic syndrome. The role of nongenetic causes of obesity from environmental affluences, central nervous system developmental effects in adult obesity, and psychosocial disorders affecting obesity through central nervous system dysfunction are discussed. Obesity is now the major underlying cause of the metabolic syndrome and its alarmingly increased prevalence worldwide makes it the most preventable cause of chronic disease burden.

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  • Obesity: where's the beef?
    Yates SW. Yates SW. South Med J. 2008 Apr;101(4):349-50. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181683d97. South Med J. 2008. PMID: 18360336 No abstract available.