ea0026p327 | Obesity | ECE2011
van der Weerd K
, Dik W A
, Schrijver B
, Schweitzer D H
, Langerak A W
, Kiewiet R M
, van Aken M O
, van Dongen J J M
, van der Lelij A J
, Staal F J T
, van Hagen P M
Obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the Western world, and its prevalence is dramatically increasing. Although obesity is primarily a metabolic disease, immunological aberrations also significantly contribute to obesity-related morbidity. The well-established state of chronic low-grade inflammation is considered to be crucial in the development of complications such as diabetes and atherosclerosis. Moreover, obesity is associated with increased suscept...