Obesity

Obesity may be defined as an abnormal growth of adipose tissue due to an enlargement of fat cells or an increase in the fat cell number or a combination of both. Read More…

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes is a heterogenous group of diseases characterized by a state of chronic hyperglycemia, resulting from diversity of etiologies. The underlying cause is the defective production or action of insulin, a hormone that controls glucose, fat and amino acid metabolism. It is a long term disease with variable clinical manifestations.

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