Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Indonesia is increasing. One of the major socio-environmental factors that might contribute to this is urbanization, which is associated with changes into more sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet. These changes can lead to obesity. The metabolic risks of obesity are mainly determined by the body fat content. The higher the body fat content the higher insulin resistance and hence susceptibility of T2DM. The ...