Abstract:EditorialIn a globalized world increasingly equipped with new technologies, we watch an accelerated increase in the incidence of metabolic diseases related to bad daily life habits, such as obesity and diabetes, particularly in the population of large cities. This phenomenon has mostly affected developed countries, but emerging countries have been affected by this public health problem as well. Brazil currently presents alarming rates of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders which in the past were distant fro… Show more
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