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Obesity has tripled in the last 10 years, killing approximately 28 million people each year.
Health practitioners should be aware of the growing obesity epidemic and its significant mortality impact.
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It is presently a consistently growing universal challenge since it has tripled in the last 10 years, killing approximately 28 million people each year.
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Obesity and its cardiovascular effects
Christian Ortega‐Loubon et al. · Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews · 2019
DOI 10.1002/dmrr.3135
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