Mapping Ignorance: One kinase to rule diabetes? The role of JNK

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World Health Organization (WHO) established the recognition of obesity as a disease in 1948, but it was not until the last decade of the 20th century that people began to gain awareness of overweight-derived health problems. A decade ago and based on worldwide data indicating that 40 % of global adult population were overweight and 13 % were obese, WHO declared obesity a pandemic. Besides, obesity is an important risk factor of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and both conditions have shown a parallel increase worldwide. Due to this overwhelming increase, both obesity and type 2 diabetes represent significant challenges to social and healthcare systems across the globe.

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