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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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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author Wilborn, Colin
Beckham, Jacqueline
Campbell, Bill
Harvey, Travis
Galbreath, Melyn
La Bounty, Paul
Nassar, Erika
Wismann, Jennifer
Kreider, Richard
author_facet Wilborn, Colin
Beckham, Jacqueline
Campbell, Bill
Harvey, Travis
Galbreath, Melyn
La Bounty, Paul
Nassar, Erika
Wismann, Jennifer
Kreider, Richard
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description 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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spelling pubmed-21291462007-12-12 Obesity: Prevalence, Theories, Medical Consequences, Management, and Research Directions Wilborn, Colin Beckham, Jacqueline Campbell, Bill Harvey, Travis Galbreath, Melyn La Bounty, Paul Nassar, Erika Wismann, Jennifer Kreider, Richard J Int Soc Sports Nutr Review 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. BioMed Central 2005-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2129146/ /pubmed/18500955 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1550-2783-2-2-4 Text en Copyright © 2005 A National Library of Congress Indexed Journal
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Wilborn, Colin
Beckham, Jacqueline
Campbell, Bill
Harvey, Travis
Galbreath, Melyn
La Bounty, Paul
Nassar, Erika
Wismann, Jennifer
Kreider, Richard
Obesity: Prevalence, Theories, Medical Consequences, Management, and Research Directions
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129146/
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