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Metabolic adaptation
Obesity accompanies an increasing burden of metabolic disease among people living with HIV (PWH).
Healthcare providers should be aware of the increased risk of metabolic diseases in PWH with obesity.
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Obesity accompanies an increasing burden of metabolic disease among PWH.
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The claim is supported by recent observational and experimental studies.
Source
The pathogenesis of obesity in people living with HIV
Samuel Bailin et al. · Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS · 2023
DOI 10.1097/coh.0000000000000834
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