Obesity, diabetes and the Asian phenotype

World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 111, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-122

  Bhardwaj, Swati ^a,b,c   Misra, Anoop ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Diseases Foundation (N DOC) SDA   (India)

^b Diabetes Foundation   (India)

^c Center of Nutrition and Metabolic Research (C NET)   (India)

^d Fortis CDOC Center of Excellence for Diabetes   (India)

^e FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Metabolic syndrome; Nutrition transition; Obesity; Phenotype; Population based prevention; South asians

Indexed keywords

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIET THERAPY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84912119816     PISSN: 00842230     EISSN: 16623975     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000362308     Document Type: Article

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