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Globally, the prevalence of chronic, noncommunicable diseases is increasing at an alarming rate. About 18 million people die every year from cardiovascular disease, for which diabetes and hypertension are major predisposing factors. Propelling the upsurge in cases of diabetes and hypertension is the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity — which have, during the past decade, joined underweight, malnutrition, and infectious diseases as major health problems threatening the developing world.¹ Today, more than 1.1 billion adults worldwide are overweight, and 312 million of them are obese. In addition, at least 155 million children worldwide are overweight or obese, according to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Hossain and Dr. Kawar are research fellows and Dr. El Nahas is a professor of nephrology and head of the academic nephrology unit at the Sheffield Kidney Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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