TY  - JOUR
T1  - STudies probe mechanisms that have a role in obesity-associated morbidities
AU  - Friedrich MJ
Y1  - 2012/09/19
N1  - 10.1001/2012.jama.11024
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1077
EP  - 1079
VL  - 308
IS  - 11
N2  - 
Although researchers have yet to discover a unifying pathological mechanism underlying the development of metabolic syndrome, they have learned much about how excess adiposity can perturb normal metabolic functions. In particular, the relationship between obesity and chronic low-grade inflammation in various tissues of the body, such as adipose tissue, has been the subject of intense research.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/2012.jama.11024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/2012.jama.11024
ER  -