Diabesity - 21st Century Pandemic, We are Still Fighting

Bijaya Mohanty
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Bijaya Mohanty: Consultant Medicine, Tata Main Hospital, India

Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal, 2017, vol. 1, issue 5, 103-106 2Volume: 1

Abstract: The term diabesity was coined by Ethan Sims in 1973, to describe the strong relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity. The risk of diabetes increases markedly as the BMI increases over 25kg/m2. This 21st century pandemic needs to be addressed on a war foot basis considering the economic costs, social hazards, morbidity and mortality of the disease. Recent studies have identified links between obesity and type 2 diabetes involving pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6), insulin resistance, deranged fatty acid metabolism and cellular processes such as mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2017.01.55555

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