Obesity: seize the day, fight the fat

Obesity is the global epidemic of the 21st century: about 1.5 billion adults worldwide are overweight, and among them, about 200 million men and 300 million women are obese [1]. In some countries, the prevalence of obesity has exceeded 50%, as in Tonga (men), and in Kuwait, Kiribati, Micronesia, Libya, Qatar, Tonga and Samoa (women) [2]. The prevalence of overweight and obesity are also increasing in children and adolescents in developed (about 25%) and in developing countries (about 13%) [2]. Obesity has been associated with many comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and malignancies, leading to increased mortality observed in obese individuals [3].
Source: Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research