Obesity is a chronic relapsing disease that is clearly associated with increased risk of
developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and many cancers leading to reduced …

Objective Among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), several (but not all) studies show that
being overweight (body mass index (BMI): 25.0–29.9 kg/m2) or obese I (BMI: 30.0–34.9 …

The obesity paradox for survival among individuals with type 2 diabetes has been observed
in some but not all studies. Conflicting evidence for the role of overweight and obesity in all …

How can the increased rates of obesity be reconciled with the rapid decrease in mortality
related to coronary artery disease observed over the last decades in most Western …

Over the past 4 decades, prevalence of obesity has increased rapidly at both the national
and global level and presents a major public health challenge. Obesity is associated with …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Currently, one third of US
adults are classified as obese and another one third as overweight. Obesity is also a …

Although overweight/obesity is a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes
mellitus, there is increasing evidence that overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing at an epidemic rate globally with more than 1 billion
adults overweight and at least 300 million of them clinically obese. This is expected to rise …

Data from several epidemiological studies, including the Framingham Heart Study, have
found a positive relationship between obesity and mortality, in particular cardiovascular …

Background The relation between body weight and mortality among persons with type 2
diabetes remains unresolved, with some studies suggesting decreased mortality among …