Obesity facts
Rural to urban migration is associated with increased leptin resistance: The RODAM study.
Yaw A Kusi-Mensah, Charles F Hayfron-Benjamin, Sean Chetty, Eva L van der Linden, Karlijn A C Meeks, Erik Beune, Frederick Anokye-Danso, Rexford S Ahima, Bert-Jan van den Born, Charles Agyemang
Published: 202610.1159/000550389
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan African (SSA) migrant populations are exposed to new environmental factors, both of which have been linked to increased rates of obesity and insulin resistance. Given the complex relationship between adipokines and cardiometab…
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