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Unexpectedly high rates of obesity and dysglycemia among villagers in Cameroon

Our survey in Cameroon recorded obesity and dysglycemia in inhabitants, which are similar to those reported elsewhere in the region. Typically these metabolic disturbances are attributed to the adoption of a new urban lifestyle including diminished physical activity and an altered (‘Western’) diet....

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Published in:Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 2010-01, Vol.26 (1), p.10-12
Main Authors: Napoli, Nicola, Mottini, Giovanni, Arigliani, Michele, Creta, Antonio, Giua, Renato, Incammisa, Antonino, Carotti, Simone, Sihom, François, Yimagou, Isaac, Alombah, Richard, Mbanya, Jean Claude, Pozzilli, Paolo
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Summary:Our survey in Cameroon recorded obesity and dysglycemia in inhabitants, which are similar to those reported elsewhere in the region. Typically these metabolic disturbances are attributed to the adoption of a new urban lifestyle including diminished physical activity and an altered (‘Western’) diet. Unexpectedly we found that, like urban populations, our rural population had high rates of metabolic disturbances, despite living in villages and being physically active and consuming traditional diet that is high in plant sources of food and low in meat. From our preliminary study, we raise the possibility that the environmental elements that are driving the pandemic of obesity and diabetes in sub‐Saharan Africa are far more complex than heretofore appreciated. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1520-7552
1520-7560
DOI:10.1002/dmrr.1036