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Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci. 2023 (2023), Article ID 74

Optimal control in a mathematical model of a spread of the obesity epidemic and its impact on diabetes

Abdelbar El Mansouri, Imane Smouni, Bouchaib Khajji, Abderrahim Labzai, Mohamed Belam, Youssef Tidli

Abstract

The obesity epidemic is associated with several cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Insulin resistance is believed to play a crucial role in the emergence of various health problems. Apart from genetic factors, obesity, particularly abdominal obesity, is a major contributor to the onset of diabetes. In this study, we present a mathematical model that captures the interplay between the prevalence of obesity and diabetes, and we investigate the adverse effects of excess weight on the well-being of diabetic individuals. Our approach employs Pontryagin’s maximum principle to determine the optimal control strategies, and we solve the resulting system through iterative methods. Finally, we perform numerical simulations using Matlab to validate our theoretical analysis.

Published
24 July 2023
Volume
2023 (2023)
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CC BY 3.0

Copyright © 2023 Abdelbar El Mansouri, Imane Smouni, Bouchaib Khajji, Abderrahim Labzai, Mohamed Belam, Youssef Tidli. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Cite this article

A. El Mansouri, I. Smouni, B. Khajji, A. Labzai, M. Belam, Y. Tidli, Optimal control in a mathematical model of a spread of the obesity epidemic and its impact on diabetes, Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci. 2023 (2023), 74. https://doi.org/10.28919/cmbn/8041

BibTeX
@article{Mansouri2023,
  author  = {El Mansouri, Abdelbar and Smouni, Imane and Khajji, Bouchaib and Labzai, Abderrahim and Belam, Mohamed and Tidli, Youssef},
  title   = {Optimal control in a mathematical model of a spread of the obesity epidemic and its impact on diabetes},
  journal = {Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci.},
  volume  = {2023},
  year    = {2023},
  pages   = {74},
  doi     = {10.28919/cmbn/8041}
}