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ReviewIndian heart journal

Management of obesity in adult Asian Indians.

S Behl, A Misra

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Review in Indian heart journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Obesity in South and Southeast Asia-A new consensus on care and management.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023
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  6. Smokeless Tobacco Use and Its Association with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Control Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023
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  19. Consensus on Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabesity (CoMeND) in Adults: A South Asian Perspective.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

S BehlFortis-C-DOC Hospital for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases and Allied Specialties, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: suchitra.md@gmail.com.
A MisraFortis-C-DOC Hospital for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases and Allied Specialties, New Delhi, India; National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation, New Delhi, India; Diabetes Foundation (India), New Delhi, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity in India is increasing and ranges from 8% to 38% in rural and 13% to 50% in urban areas. Obesity is a risk factor for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease and many cancers. In Asian Indians excess abdominal and hepatic fat is associated with increased risk for T2DM and cardiovascular disease. There is higher risk for development of obesity related non-communicable diseases at lower body mass index levels, compared to white Caucasians. Despite being a commonly encountered medical problem, obesity poses challenges in treatment. Many Indian physicians find themselves to be lacking time and expertise to prepare an appropriate obesity management plan and patients experience continuous weight gain over time despite being under regular medical supervision. In this article, we outline approaches to obesity management in 'real life mode' and in context to Asian Indian patients.

Indexed as

Disease ManagementObesityAdultAnthropometryHumansIndiaPrevalenceAsian IndiansLifestyle interventionManagementObesityPharmacotherapy

Identifiers

PMID28822528
PMCPMC5560889

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