METABOLIC HEALTHY OBESITY, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT IT?
N. I. Volkova
(Rostov State Medical University)
L. A. Ganenko
(Rostov State Medical University)
M. I. Porksheyan
(Rostov State Medical University)
Journal: Медицинский вестник Юга России
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• State Budget Educational Institute of Higher Professional Education, Rostov State Medical University, Ministry Health of Russian Federation
• ISSN: 2219-8075
Abstract
The prevalence of obesity is growing all over the world. Obesity is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes. However, not all obese patients have an unfavorable cardio-metabolic profile. Recently, much attention has been paid to the concept of «metabolically healthy obesity» (MHO). To date, there are no single criteria for identifying individuals with MHO, which makes it difficult to study this subgroup of patients and to conduct a comparative analysis of various studies. The article presents data of modern literature, including the definition, prevalence and mechanisms of MHO development, also discusses potentially protective factors involved in MHO development and the consequences of the therapeutic impact on MHO.
N. I. Volkova, L. A. Ganenko, M. I. Porksheyan (2017). "METABOLIC HEALTHY OBESITY, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT IT?". Медицинский вестник Юга России. https://doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2017-8-3-6-16