Obesity in Asia - is it different from rest of the world

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 47-51

  Ramachandran, Ambady ^a   Chamukuttan, Snehalatha ^a   Shetty, Samith A ^a   Arun, Nanditha ^a   Susairaj, Priscilla ^a  

^a Dr A Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals   (India)

Author keywords

Asia; Diabetes; Lifestyle disorders; Obesity; Obesity and diabetes; Upper body adiposity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ASIA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84871837682     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2353     Document Type: Review

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