Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2004

Feature Article

OBESITY OF INFECTIOUS ORIGIN – A REVIEW

Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, PhD
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Richard L. Atkinson, MD
Aftab Ahmed, PhD
Obesity Institute MedStar Research Institute
Washington, DC

Obesity has become the number one public health problem in America.1 Obesity is a complex, multifactorial disease that involves the interaction of genetic, metabolic, social, behavioral and cultural factors. In the decade from 1980 to 1990, the number of people with obesity increased by 30% in the US; the number of obese adults further increased to 61% between 1991 and 2000.2 The numerous health risks associated with obesity are well known to the medical community.

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Novel Treatment for Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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Transient Adrenocortical Insufficiency of Prematurity

Long-term Mortality in the U.S. of Pituitary-derived Growth Hormone Recipients