Emerging Challenges in the Epidemic of Diabetes and Obesity: The Need for Evidence-Based and Policy-Oriented Strategies

نویسندگان

1 MD, Associate Professor of Community & preventive medicine, Diabetes Research Center, Non- Communicable Disease Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi university of medical sciences, Yazd, Iran.

doi
10.18502/ijdo.v17i4.20035
چکیده

Diabetes and obesity represent two interrelated epidemics that have become major contributors to the global burden of disease and health-care expenditure. Despite remarkable advances in understanding their pathophysiology and in the development of novel pharmacological therapies, their overall prevalence and associated complications remain alarmingly high. Growing evidence indicates that effective ...