Download or read book Adipose Tissue and Inflammation written by Atif B. Awad and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Obesity Association identifies obesity's link to numerous medical conditions, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, several cancers, and a host of inflammatory disorders. Evidence indicates that inflammation has more than a corollary relation with obesity; that in fact, obesity itself manifests a low-grade, m