Editorial, J Metabonomics Metabolites Vol: 1 Issue: 1
New Insight into Obesity and Metabolic Disease through Metabolite Profiling
| Nigel Turner1,2* |
| 1Diabetes & Obesity Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia |
| 2St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Corresponding author : Nigel Turner, PhD Diabetes & Obesity Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia Tel: +61292958236; Fax: +61292958201 E-mail: n.turner@garvan.org.au |
| Received: September 20, 2012 Accepted: September 24, 2012 Published: September 28, 2012 |
| Citation: Turner N (2012) New Insight into Obesity and Metabolic Disease through Metabolite Profiling. J Metabonomics Metabolites 1:1. doi:10.4172/2325-9736.1000e102 |
Abstract
New Insight into Obesity and Metabolic Disease through Metabolite Profiling
The incidence of obesity has increased dramatically in the last 30 years, to the point where obesity now represents one of the major global health challenges. Obese individuals are characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation and in many Western nations more than 60% of the adult population is overweight or obese. The rise in the prevalence of obesity has been linked with the increased incidence of a number of serious disease states, including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and some cancer.
