Purpose Obesity has emerged as one of the biggest health crisis and is the leading cause of
death and disabilities around the world. BMI trends suggest that majority of the increase in
T2D is resulting from the increased prevalence of obesity. In fact, 85.2% of people with T2D
are overweight or obese. The highest prevalence for obesity is seen in non-Hispanic, African
American women (56.6%). T2D is classified as an inflammatory disease because of
elevated, circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and acute-phase inflammatory proteins …