Obesity and overweight – epidemy of the 21st century

Danuta Pupek-Musialik; Magdalena Kujawska-Łuczak; Paweł Bogdański

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Obesity and overweight – epidemy of the 21st century

Danuta Pupek-Musialik

,

Magdalena Kujawska-Łuczak

,

Paweł Bogdański

Przew Lek 2008; 1: 117-123

Online publish date: 2008/03/03

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Obesity is a continuously growing health problem of today’s civilisation. Two out of three adults in Poland are obese or overweight. Obesity is not a unitary disease and its causes are multifactorial, including polygenic, metabolic, psychosocial and environmental factors. The adverse health consequences associated with obesity include type 2 diabetes, lipid disorders, arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, sleep apnoea, arthrosis, and some cancers. We discuss current guidelines on non-pharmacological treatment of obesity and present modern anorectic drugs.

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Obesity and overweight – epidemy of the 21st century

Danuta Pupek-Musialik , Magdalena Kujawska-Łuczak , Paweł Bogdański

obesity, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity treatment

Danuta Pupek-Musialik

,

Magdalena Kujawska-Łuczak

,

Paweł Bogdański