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Investigations of the endocannabinoid system in adipose tissue: effects of obesity/ weight loss and treatment options.
Danish medical bulletin - 1 Apr 2011
Bennetzen Marianne Faurholt
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Obesity is a world wide epidemic; it is becoming more usual to be overweight or obese than to be normal weight. Obesity increases the risk of an extensive range of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, depression and some types of cancer. Adipose tissue is more than a storage organ for surplus energy - it is also a setting for complex metabolic processes and adipose...
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