Obesity – multidisciplinary disorder

Małgorzata Buksińska-Lisik; Wojciech Lisik; Teresa Zaleska

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1/2006 vol. 9

Obesity – multidisciplinary disorder

Małgorzata Buksińska-Lisik

,

Wojciech Lisik

,

Teresa Zaleska

Przew Lek 2006; 1: 72-77

Online publish date: 2006/02/23

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Buksińska-Lisik M, Lisik W, Zaleska T. Obesity – multidisciplinary disorder. Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs. 2006:72-77.

APA

Buksińska-Lisik, M., Lisik, W., & Zaleska, T. (2006). Obesity – multidisciplinary disorder. Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs, 72-77.

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Buksińska-Lisik M, Lisik W, Zaleska T. Obesity – multidisciplinary disorder. Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs. 2006:72-77.

Obesity becomes a worldwide epidemic. Data from around the world demonstrate a steady increase in the prevalence of overweight and costs of treatment its complications. Obesity is an important risk factor of developing cardiac and respiratory disorders, metabolic and hormonal aberrances. The aim of this review is to discuss the pathological conditions associated with obesity.

Keywords

obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease

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