The obesity epidemic: Pathophysiology and consequences of obesity

Obesity Research

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages

  Pi Sunyer, F Xavier ^a  

^a St luke'S roosevelt Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Body mass index; Epidemiology; Insulin resistance; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0042484813     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.202     Document Type: Article

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