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Obesity
New findings from University of Leipzig in the area of obesity published
April 29th, 2008
"An epidemic of obesity is taking place in most societies around the world. Overall obesity substantially increases the risk of subsequent morbidity," investigators in Leipzig, Germany report. "In children and adolescents the degree of body fat mass depends upon ethnic background, gender, developmental stage and age. Obesity is characterized by increases in the number or size of fat cells, or a combination of both. It is generally believed that the number of fat cells depends on age of onset and degree of obesity. This chapter provides information on intrauterine growth of fetal adipose tissue, the earliest period of onset of proliferation, and some of the factors that...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-29)
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