title: Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes: emerging epidemics and their cardiovascular implications.
abstract: As we enter the twenty-first century, the burden of chronic diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and CVDs, is expected to increase dramatically. These diseases are a consequence of several factors that include an aging population,changes in demographic composition, and an excess of contemporary lifestyle. The prevention and control of overweight, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes pose special challenges for clinical and public heath practice as well as for basic, clinical, and population science research.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop K-47, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. gmensah@cdc.gov
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mensah
authors.forename: Ali H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mokdad
authors.forename: Earl
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: K M Venkat
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Wayne H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Giles
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vinicor
authors.forename: Prakash C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Deedwania
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology