title: Obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome: the global scourge.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Diabetes Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: rpadwal@ualberta.ca.
authors: Raj S
authors: RS
authors: Padwal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*