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Obesity and the development of type 2 diabetes: the effects of fatty tissue inflammation.
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes
July 2010
Departments of Internal Medicine and Surgery, Divisions of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Ohio State University Hospitals and Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic with multiple obesity-associated health problems including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Adipose tissue serves as a fuel storage depot, but also plays a pivotal role in homeostasis of energy expenditure, appetite regulation, glucose regulation, and immunity. Both genetics and environment play important roles in adipose tissue function and dysfunction.
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