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The etiology of obesity
1Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Medicine.
Missouri Medicine
|July 10, 2003
Abstract:
The worldwide increase in the prevalence of obesity, and the dire health consequences of this increase, has been well-documented. In this review of obesity, we will examine possible mechanisms for this increase and what the implications are for prevention and treatment of this vital public health problem.