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Obesity and Diabetes
Study results from S.M. Artham et al provide new insights into obesity and diabetes
November 4th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions and is associated with numerous comorbidities such as hypertension (HTN), type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, certain cancers, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Obesity, via its direct maladaptive effects on cardiac structure and through its impact on conventional risk factors, is strongly associated with cardiovascular (CV) diseases such as heart failure (HF) and coronary heart disease (CHD)." "Despite these adverse associations, numerous studies indicate an ''obesity paradox'' in that being overweight or obese is associated with a favorable prognosis in many...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-04)
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