The 21st annual World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Cardiovascular
Disease, held in Los Angeles, California on December 7–9, 2023, included 69 presentations …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are urgent and extraordinarily complex health problems. The
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) thus supports a broad and vigorous portfolio of …

A growing epidemic is sweeping through the developed world, threatening millions with
disability and death: obesity.'Epidemic'may sound exaggerated, but the facts speak for …

The following statement speaks for itself: 1 in 2 Americans is projected to have obesity by
2030. 1 Globally 650 million adults have obesity (defined as a body mass index [BMI]! 30 …

In this editorial, we comment on the article by Zeng et al published in the recent issue of the
World Journal of Diabetes in 2024. We focus on the epidemiological, pathophysiological …

With the advent of the worldwide obesity epidemic, a concurrent rise has occurred in the
prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is …

The increasing prevalence of obesity is contributing substantially to the ongoing epidemic of
type 2 diabetes. Abdominal adiposity, a feature of ectopic fat syndrome, is associated with …

In 1500 BC, when the author of the Egyptian papyrus Ebers first described an obscure
illness that later became known as diabetes mellitus (from Greek diabetes meaning siphon …

Obesity is now reaching epidemic proportions, not only in westernized/industrialized
countries, but also in developing countries. It affects all age groups, children, adolescents …

Obesity, a new pandemic, is associated with an increased risk of death, morbidity, and
accelerated aging. The multiple therapeutic modalities used to promote weight loss are …