Obesity
The World Health Organization has accepted obesity as a global epidemic. The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly in industrialized and developing countries. In many countries, obese and overweight adults make up nearly 50% of the population; furthermore, a quarter of children around the worl...
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| description | The World Health Organization has accepted obesity as a global epidemic. The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly in industrialized and developing countries. In many countries, obese and overweight adults make up nearly 50% of the population; furthermore, a quarter of children around the world are overweight and obese. Obesity is a chronic systemic inflammation of the adipose tissue. The mechanism of energy intake and expenditure is a homeostatic process. When the balance is upset in favor of energy intake, the result is excessive fat accumulation, which causes a number of diseases. Therefore, obesity can be defined as a multifactorial and heterogeneous disease that leads to adverse cellular and metabolic effects. The underlying mechanisms of obesity are not well understood, but evidence points to oxidative damage. To combat obesity effectively, its pathogenesis must be clearly understood. An understanding of the molecular mechanisms of obesity and obesity-related diseases could lead to the discovery of new therapies and preventive methods. Improvements in environmental conditions, education, preventative measures for at-risk groups, and promotion of healthy diets and physical activity are effective methods for fighting obesity. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-672762024-03-31T22:44:14Z Obesity Çakmur, Hülya Endocrinology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology The World Health Organization has accepted obesity as a global epidemic. The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly in industrialized and developing countries. In many countries, obese and overweight adults make up nearly 50% of the population; furthermore, a quarter of children around the world are overweight and obese. Obesity is a chronic systemic inflammation of the adipose tissue. The mechanism of energy intake and expenditure is a homeostatic process. When the balance is upset in favor of energy intake, the result is excessive fat accumulation, which causes a number of diseases. Therefore, obesity can be defined as a multifactorial and heterogeneous disease that leads to adverse cellular and metabolic effects. The underlying mechanisms of obesity are not well understood, but evidence points to oxidative damage. To combat obesity effectively, its pathogenesis must be clearly understood. An understanding of the molecular mechanisms of obesity and obesity-related diseases could lead to the discovery of new therapies and preventive methods. Improvements in environmental conditions, education, preventative measures for at-risk groups, and promotion of healthy diets and physical activity are effective methods for fighting obesity. 2021-04-20T16:08:49Z 2021-04-20T16:08:49Z 2020 book ONIX_20210420_9781789858525_2635 9781789858525 9781789854947 9781789858853 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/67276 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/7017/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.73774 10.5772/intechopen.73774 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781789858525 9781789854947 9781789858853 IntechOpen 96 open access |
| spellingShingle | Endocrinology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology Obesity |
| title | Obesity |
| title_full | Obesity |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Obesity |
| title_short | Obesity |
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| topic | Endocrinology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology |
| topic_facet | Endocrinology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJG Endocrinology |
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