Abstract
To address the causes for obesity in all of China is not feasible in a single article. There are hundreds of ethnic groups over a vast number of provinces. The diet and lifestyle of each is different based upon cultural/ethnic traditions and the environment. Several studies mentioned in this review have been done in particular areas and/or on specific population groups with regards to obesity and health risks associated with being overweight. Obesity is a multifactorial disease that is associated with genetic, physiological, environmental, and cultural/traditional perspectives in order to provide a broadened view on this epidemic in China. In this review, we will assess specific obesity gene and environment interactions, childhood obesity etiology, metabolic syndrome, and dietary and behavioral causes. We attempt to discuss obesity issues particularly in the Han Chinese population ranging from children, adolescents, adults to geriatrics.
Keywords: Obesity, overweight, China, insulin resistance, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, etiology, ghrelin, alleles, intronic, atherosclerosis, atherogenic, amyloid, interleukin, Hyperglycemia, glutathione, thiobarbituric, procarcinogenic, malnutrition, preventable
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Obesity in China: What are the Causes?
Volume: 17 Issue: 12
Author(s): Karen M. von Deneen, Qin Wei, Jie Tian and Yijun Liu
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Keywords: Obesity, overweight, China, insulin resistance, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, etiology, ghrelin, alleles, intronic, atherosclerosis, atherogenic, amyloid, interleukin, Hyperglycemia, glutathione, thiobarbituric, procarcinogenic, malnutrition, preventable
Abstract: To address the causes for obesity in all of China is not feasible in a single article. There are hundreds of ethnic groups over a vast number of provinces. The diet and lifestyle of each is different based upon cultural/ethnic traditions and the environment. Several studies mentioned in this review have been done in particular areas and/or on specific population groups with regards to obesity and health risks associated with being overweight. Obesity is a multifactorial disease that is associated with genetic, physiological, environmental, and cultural/traditional perspectives in order to provide a broadened view on this epidemic in China. In this review, we will assess specific obesity gene and environment interactions, childhood obesity etiology, metabolic syndrome, and dietary and behavioral causes. We attempt to discuss obesity issues particularly in the Han Chinese population ranging from children, adolescents, adults to geriatrics.
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M. von Deneen Karen, Wei Qin, Tian Jie and Liu Yijun, Obesity in China: What are the Causes?, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2011; 17 (12) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161211795656765
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161211795656765 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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