Obesity: Prevalence, Theories, Medical Consequences, Management, and Research Directions

Obesity and its associated disorders are a growing epidemic across the world. Many genetic, physiological, and behavioral factors play a role in the etiology of obesity. Diet and exercise are known to play a valuable role in the treatment and prevention of obesity and associated disorders such as hy...

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Autores principales: Wilborn, Colin, Beckham, Jacqueline, Campbell, Bill, Harvey, Travis, Galbreath, Melyn, La Bounty, Paul, Nassar, Erika, Wismann, Jennifer, Kreider, Richard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18500955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1550-2783-2-2-4
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Sumario:Obesity and its associated disorders are a growing epidemic across the world. Many genetic, physiological, and behavioral factors play a role in the etiology of obesity. Diet and exercise are known to play a valuable role in the treatment and prevention of obesity and associated disorders such as hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to examine the prevalence, etiology, consequences, and treatment of obesity.

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