Int J Aging. 2024;2: e19 | Published on: 2024 Dec 01. doi: 10.34172/ija.2024.e19

Review Article

Obesity: Global Epidemiology, Trends, Risk Factors, and Clinical Aspects

Saeid Safiri ^1,2,3 * , Amin Daei Sorkhabi ⁴, Reza Aletaha ³, Sana Hamidi ¹, Kimia Motlagh Asghari ¹, Aila Sarkesh ¹, Sina Janbaz Alamdary ¹, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi ⁵, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi ⁶, Asra Fazlollahi ¹, Reza Mohammadinasab ⁷, Mark J. M. Sullman ^8,9, Nahid Karamzad ^10,11, Fikrettin Sahin ¹², Ali-Asghar Kolahi ¹³ *

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