Obesity Facts and Their Influence on Renal Function Across the Life Span

Obesity is a chronic disease, with a rapidly increasing prevalence worldwide. Body mass index (BMI) provides the most useful population-level measure of overweight and obesity. For adults, overweight is defined as a BMI (Kg/m2) ≥ 25, and obesity as a BMI ≥ 30, for non-Asians and ≥ 27.5 for Asians. A...

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Main Author: Vera H. Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.704409/full