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Obesity is a primary driver of type 2 diabetes risk in minority populations, and population-level interventions targeting weight loss can favorably impact endocrine health disparities.
For minority populations at high risk for diabetes, focusing on weight management is a critical strategy to reduce disease burden. This is not just about individual willpower but involves addressing systemic factors that contribute to obesity in these groups.
Obesity is an important contributor to diabetes risk in minority populations and to sex disparities in thyroid cancer, suggesting that population interventions targeting weight loss may favorably impact a number of endocrine disorders.
Why this rating
Based on a comprehensive Endocrine Society Scientific Statement synthesizing large cohort and population-based studies.
Source
Health Disparities in Endocrine Disorders: Biological, Clinical, and Nonclinical Factors—An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement
Sherita Hill Golden et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2012
DOI 10.1210/jc.2012-2043
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