Advances in the Science, Treatment, and Prevention of the Disease of Obesity: Reflections From a Diabetes Care Editors’ Expert Forum

As obesity rates increase, so too do the risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and numerous other detrimental conditions. The prevalence of obesity in U.S. adults more than doubled between 1980 and 2010, from 15.0 to 36.1%. Although this trend may be leveling off, obesity and its individ...

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Main Authors: Cefalu, William T., Bray, George A., Home, Philip D., Garvey, W. Timothy, Klein, Samuel, Pi-Sunyer, F. Xavier, Hu, Frank B., Raz, Itamar, Van Gaal, Luc, Wolfe, Bruce M., Ryan, Donna H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Diabetes Association 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831905/