OBESITY PANDEMIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY
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Keywords

obesity, epidemiology, body mass index, steroids, insulin

Abstract

Obesity is one of the so-called "diseases of civilization", which also include cardiovascular diseases, malignant tumors, neuropsychiatric disorders, injuries, metabolic diseases (diabetes, gout). Thus, obesity is currently the scourge of developed and developing countries.

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