Expired CME Article

The Prevalence and Etiology of Nongenetic Obesity and Associated Disorders

The prevalence and etiology of nongenetic causes of obesity are reviewed, along with obesity-associated comorbidities of the metabolic syndrome. The role of nongenetic causes of obesity from environmental affluences, central nervous system developmental effects in adult obesity, and psychosocial disorders affecting obesity through central nervous system dysfunction are discussed. Obesity…