Medical Xpress March 27, 2025
A new medical database automatically compiles the medical records of obese patients and those suffering from obesity-related diseases in a uniquely comprehensive and reliable manner. The initiative, led by Kobe University, offers valuable insights into health promotion and drug development.
“Obesity is at the root of many diseases,” says Ogawa Wataru, an endocrinologist at Kobe University. Obesity has been linked to the development of diabetes, hypertension, gout, coronary heart disease, stroke and many other diseases.
Monitoring, treating and preventing obesity and the diseases it can cause is therefore not only good for the individual, but also important for the efficient use of public health resources.
But understanding the interplay between the various conditions is far from clear. Ogawa says, “Witnessing...
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