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POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
Volume 127, Issue 5, Pages 503-510Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2015.1021234
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Hispanic American; diabetes; obesity; metabolic syndrome; chronic kidney disease; health disparities; sugar; fructose
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The Hispanic American, the largest minority population in the United States, is at increased risk for obesity, diabetes and end-stage renal disease. Here we review genetic and environmental factors that might account for their increased risk for these conditions. Whereas many environmental and genetic factors have important roles in driving the increased risk for obesity and kidney disease in this population, a case is made that excessive intake of sugary beverages is a contributory cause. Studies focusing on decreasing intake of sugary beverages among the Hispanic American could potentially reduce renal and cardiovascular complications in this population.
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