How Obesity is A Chronic Condition?

Obesity is a major public health problem with both genetic and environmental causes. Obesity is strongly linked to cardiovascular disease and non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus through the promotion of insulin resistance and other associated physiological abnormalities, including dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and increased left ventricular mass. Overweight and insulin resistance have been linked to the early development of atheromata in young adults independent of other cardiovascular risk f