Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Obesity is the most important modifiable risk factor in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Prevalence of diabetes is increasing in India, possibly due to a rise in obesity and changing lifestyles with nutrition transition. Body mass index (BMI) is positively and independently associated with morbidity and mortality from type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases. In Caucasian and Asian populations, a strong associat...