Obesity Severity and Duration Are Associated With Incident Metabolic Syndrome: Evidence Against Metabolically Healthy Obesity From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis | Zendy

Morgana MongrawChaffin | Zendy; Meredith C. Foster | Zendy; Rita R. Kalyani | Zendy; Dhananjay Vaidya | Zendy; Gregory L. Burke | Zendy; Mark Woodward | Zendy; Cheryl A.M. Anderson | Zendy

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Obesity Severity and Duration Are Associated With Incident Metabolic Syndrome: Evidence Against Metabolically Healthy Obesity From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Author(s) -

Morgana MongrawChaffin,

Meredith C. Foster,

Rita R. Kalyani,

Dhananjay Vaidya,

Gregory L. Burke,

Mark Woodward,

Cheryl A.M. Anderson

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-2460

Subject(s) - obesity , ethnic group , metabolic syndrome , medicine , political science , law

Although the health risks of obesity compared to normal weight have been well studied, the cumulative risk associated with chronic obesity remains unknown. Specifically, debate continues about the importance of recommending weight loss for those with metabolically healthy obesity.

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