Are metabolically healthy obese individuals really healthy?

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Obesity has become one of the major public health concerns of the past decades, because it is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and certain types of cancer, which may lead to increased mortality. Both treatment of obesity and prevention of obesity-related diseases are frequently not successful. Moreover, a subgroup of individuals with obesity does not seem...

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