Obesity and liver disease: the epidemic of the twenty-first century
KE Corey, LM Kaplan - Clinics in liver disease, 2014 - liver.theclinics.com
Obesity, defined as the state of having excess body fat, is an epidemic and stillgrowing
health problem across the world. Data from the 2009–2010 National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey reveal that 36% of Americans have obesity. 1 Globally, more than 400
million people have this disorder. 2 Obesity is associated with more than 65 demonstrated
comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and several forms of
cancer; because of these sequelae, it is associated with a substantially increased all-cause …
health problem across the world. Data from the 2009–2010 National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey reveal that 36% of Americans have obesity. 1 Globally, more than 400
million people have this disorder. 2 Obesity is associated with more than 65 demonstrated
comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and several forms of
cancer; because of these sequelae, it is associated with a substantially increased all-cause …