PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF OBESITY

Course overview

OBESITY IS A CHRONIC DISEASE HAVING A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN. OBESITY IS A MILD STATE OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION OF ADIPOSE TISSUE AND A STATE OF MALNUTRITION BY EXCESS, WHICH LEADS TO A DEFECTIVE HORMONAL AND IMMUNE SYSTEM. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF OBESITY, INFLAMMATORY MARKERS SECRETED BY EXCESSIVE FAT DEPOSITION IN ADIPOSE TISSUE, AND THEIR EFFECTS ON CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, AND DYSLIPIDEMIA.