2012, Number 02
Diabesity:an epidemic of the XXI century
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 294-297
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ABSTRACT
The close relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity has led to the emergence of the term "diabesity", because that convergence is now the twenty firstcentury epidemic. Therefore, it is required to put the medical community and the general population on the alert to this phenomenon, which in addition to being an unsolved problem affects the life quality and expectancy of people, so it is necessary to reduce body weight or prevent its gain as it has been shown that non-pharmacological treatment is the most comprehensive and effective to preserve health.REFERENCES
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Arpa Gámez A, González Sotolongo O, Roldós Cuza E, Borges Helps A, Acosta Vaillant R. El síndrome metabólico como factor de riesgo para la disfunción endotelial. Rev Cubana Med Milit. [Internet]. 2007 [citado 25 Jun 2011];36(1) Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0138-65572007000100002&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=es.