Shifting Tides Offer New Hope For Obesity
Clifford J. Rosen, Julie R. Ingelfinger
Abstract
Obesity is a chronic disease affecting millions of people — in 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the overall prevalence of obesity in the United States during the period from 2017 through 2018 was 42.5%.1 The development of type 2 diabetes is a complication of obesity that leads to greater mortality primarily due to a higher incidence of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease2 The medical effects of obesity, especially type 2 diabetes, have a greater impact on some groups — particularly Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans — than on others, adding to notable health . . .
Topics & Concepts
MedicineObesityIncidence (geometry)Type 2 diabetesDiseaseDiabetes mellitusKidney diseasePublic healthGerontologyEnvironmental healthInternal medicineEndocrinologyPathologyOpticsPhysicsBariatric Surgery and OutcomesDiet and metabolism studiesObesity and Health Practices