Poupon R
Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, UPMC, Faculté de Médecine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris cedex, France.
Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2010 Apr-May;34(4-5):244-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gcb.2010.02.006. Epub 2010 Apr 24.
Several recent experimental and epidemiological studies suggest that some forms of obesity may be benign and do not carry high risk of development of diabesity related disorders. This commentary discusses the available data supporting this concept, as well as the pathophysiological mechanisms.