Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics

• Published in: Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) Vol. 12; p. 706978
• Main Authors: Lin, Xihua, Li, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 06.09.2021
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue; Animals; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Endocrinology; Energy Intake; epidemiology; epigenetics; genetics; Humans; microenvironment; obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity - physiopathology; Obesity - therapy; pathophysiology; Risk Factors; microenvironment; epidemiology; genetics; epigenetics; obesity; pathophysiology

Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease that accumulated excess body fat leads to negative effects on health. Obesity continues to accelerate resulting in an unprecedented epidemic that shows no significant signs of slowing down any time soon. Raised body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for no...