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SUMMARY:Role of Adenovirus 36 in the Global Obesity Epidemic - Richard L. 
 Atkinson\, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine\, Richmond\
 , VA\, United States
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CONTACT:Ilana Spilka
DESCRIPTION:A worldwide epidemic of obesity began around 1980 in developed
  and developing countries. Usual explanations for obesity such as diet and
  exercise are insufficient to explain the epidemic.  An environmental etio
 logy seems obligatory. Adenovirus 36 (Adv36) infection causes obesity in m
 ultiple species of animals\, with increases in body fat of 60%-150%. Prese
 nce of Adv36 antibodies is specific for past infection.  Worldwide\, about
  30% of obese adults and children and ~15% of non-obese have been infected
 . Mechanisms are a direct effect on adipocytes\, with both hypertrophy and
  hyperplasia. It seems likely that Adv36 is a major contributing factor to
  the obesity epidemic.
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