Obesity: The Forgotten Pandemic

Violeta B Popov^{1

2}, Ayse Aytaman^{2

3}, José O Alemán^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
² NY VA Harbor Healthcare System, New York, New York, USA.
³ SUNY Health Science Center Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.

Violeta B Popov et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022.

. 2022 Jan 1;117(1):7-10.

doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001553.

Violeta B Popov^{1

2}, Ayse Aytaman^{2

3}, José O Alemán^{2

4}

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
² NY VA Harbor Healthcare System, New York, New York, USA.
³ SUNY Health Science Center Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.

No abstract available

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