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Review
. 2018 Jan;102(1):13-33.
doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2017.08.004. Epub 2017 Oct 21.

Obesity as a Disease

Jagriti Upadhyay  1 , Olivia Farr  2 , Nikolaos Perakakis  2 , Wael Ghaly  2 , Christos Mantzoros  3
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Review

Obesity as a Disease

Jagriti Upadhyay et al. Med Clin North Am. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Obesity is a complex disease with many causal factors, associated with multiple comorbidities that contribute to significant morbidity and mortality. It is a highly prevalent disease that poses an enormous health and economic burden to society. This article reviews the mechanisms of obesity and its related comorbidities.

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome; Causes and mechanism; Metabolically healthy; Obesity.

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