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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Social Health and Diabetes 2019; 7(02): 87-88
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3402538
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3402538
Original Article
Implications of Metabolically Healthy Obesity—Ganesha Speaks
Abstract
The cherubic elephant God Ganesha, a favorite of millions of Hindu devotees, sports a round belly. Humans who have a round belly would be classified as obese. Is all obesity unhealthy? What is metabolically healthy obesity? Different definitions and criteria make the discussion of metabolically healthy obesity difficult and challenging.
Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 07. Oktober 2019
Angenommen nach Revision: 24. Oktober 2019
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
30. März 2020
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