ABSTRACT
Chronic diseases associated with obesity include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, kidney disease, arthritis, and osteoporosis. Diabetes affects about 6.6% of the Australian population, with
14.1 De•ning the Extent of the Obesity Problem ......................................................................... 195 14.2Vitamin E: Tocopherols and Tocotrienols............................................................................ 198 14.3Angiogenesis as a Target in Obesity..................................................................................... 199 14.4Starving the Adipocytes as a Concept: Antiangiogenesis with Tocotrienols.......................200 14.5Adipose Tissue Vasculature.................................................................................................. 201 14.6 Angiogenic Factors ............................................................................................................... 201 14.7Anti-Angiogenic Treatment in Obesity: The Possible Role of Tocotrienols........................203 References......................................................................................................................................203
