[HTML][HTML] Metabolically healthy obesity: personalised and public health implications

CM Phillips - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016cell.com
Obesity is a heterogeneous condition; thus, metabolic abnormalities and cardiometabolic
risk vary among obese individuals, with a significant proportion considered to be
metabolically healthy. However, whether these individuals are truly healthy remains
controversial and, therefore, a better understanding of such phenotypes may offer
opportunities to improve current obesity diagnosis, intervention, and treatment.
Obesity is a heterogeneous condition; thus, metabolic abnormalities and cardiometabolic risk vary among obese individuals, with a significant proportion considered to be metabolically healthy. However, whether these individuals are truly healthy remains controversial and, therefore, a better understanding of such phenotypes may offer opportunities to improve current obesity diagnosis, intervention, and treatment.
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