Cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis: Obesity and the skin
Abstract Background The global obesity pandemic has far‐reaching health consequences and has become a major global health challenge. The worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008 and based on the latest estimates in the European Union, obesity affects up to 30% of adults....
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| Series: | Skin Health and Disease |
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| author | C. Cotter S. Walsh |
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| description | Abstract Background The global obesity pandemic has far‐reaching health consequences and has become a major global health challenge. The worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008 and based on the latest estimates in the European Union, obesity affects up to 30% of adults. As a consequence of this rising prevalence of obesity, there has been an increase in the frequency of certain disease of the skin. Objectives We review the cutaneous sequelae of obesity, firstly describing the physiological consequences of increased adiposity in the skin and secondly examining the dermatoses associated with obesity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-785b79d187724ac1af615a741ddaf9152022-12-21T22:42:52ZengWileySkin Health and Disease2690-442X2021-03-0111n/an/a10.1002/ski2.7Cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis: Obesity and the skinC. Cotter0S. Walsh1Department of Dermatology King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UKDepartment of Dermatology King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UKAbstract Background The global obesity pandemic has far‐reaching health consequences and has become a major global health challenge. The worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008 and based on the latest estimates in the European Union, obesity affects up to 30% of adults. As a consequence of this rising prevalence of obesity, there has been an increase in the frequency of certain disease of the skin. Objectives We review the cutaneous sequelae of obesity, firstly describing the physiological consequences of increased adiposity in the skin and secondly examining the dermatoses associated with obesity.https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.7 |
| spellingShingle | C. Cotter S. Walsh Cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis: Obesity and the skin Skin Health and Disease |
| title | Cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis: Obesity and the skin |
| title_full | Cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis: Obesity and the skin |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis: Obesity and the skin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis: Obesity and the skin |
| title_short | Cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis: Obesity and the skin |
| title_sort | cutaneous sequelae of a national health crisis obesity and the skin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.7 |
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