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Gender differences in nutrition literacy levels among university students and employees: a descriptive study

Journal of Nutritional Science, 2021
The impact of nutrition information on public health is partly determined by the population's level of nutrition literacy (NL), which involves functional NL (such as knowledge of dietary guidelines) and critical NL (such as the ability to distinguish ...
Karianne Svendsen, Liv E. Torheim, Vibeke Fjelberg, Anita Sorprud, Ingunn Narverud, Kjetil Retterstøl, Martin P. Bogsrud, Kirsten B. Holven, Mari C. W. Myhrstad, Vibeke H. Telle-Hansen   +9 more
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Morbid obesity impacts mortality among inpatients with type a aortic dissection: an analysis of the national inpatient sample

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023
Background Stanford type A aortic dissection (T(A)AD) is one of the most dangerous cardiovascular diseases and morbid obesity is associated with the prognosis of many cardiovascular diseases.
Xiao Xu, Renqi Yin, Kangkang Zhi, Yingyi Qin, Boxiang Tu, Shengyong Wu, Ziwei Dong, Dongxu Liu, Jia He   +8 more
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Gender-related differences in cardiometabolic risk factors and lifestyle behaviors in treatment-seeking adolescents with severe obesity

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Obesity during adolescence is associated with cardiovascular mortality in adulthood. The adverse obesity-related cardiometabolic risk profile is already observed in adolescence.
Lisa Ha Barstad, Pétur B. Júlíusson, Line Kristin Johnson, Jens Kristoffer Hertel, Samira Lekhal, Jøran Hjelmesæth   +5 more
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Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and weight loss in patients with severe obesity undergoing an intensive lifestyle intervention program: retrospective cohort study

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2019
Background To assess the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and weight changes in treatment seeking patients with severe obesity who underwent a 1-year intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) program.
Jarle Berge, Øyvind Støren, Jens K. Hertel, Espen Gjevestad, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Jøran Hjelmesæth   +5 more
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Gastrointestinal morbidity in obesity [PDF]

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2014
Obesity is a complex disease that results from increased energy intake and decreased energy expenditure. The gastrointestinal system plays a key role in the pathogenesis of obesity and facilitates caloric imbalance. Changes in gastrointestinal hormones and the inhibition of mechanisms that curtail caloric intake result in weight gain.
Andres, Acosta, Michael, Camilleri
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Human body weight, nutrients, and foods: a scoping review

Food & Nutrition Research, 2022
Background: The aim of this article (scoping review) is to elucidate the current knowledge for the potential role of body weight for setting and updating Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) and Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs).
Jøran Hjelmesæth, Agneta Sjöberg
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Neighborhood deprivation and morbid obesity: Insights from the Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Disease Health System Learning Registry

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023
This study examined the relationship between a validated measure of socioeconomic deprivation, such as the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and morbid obesity.
Nwabunie Nwana, Mohamad B. Taha, Zulqarnain Javed, Rakesh Gullapelli, Juan C. Nicolas, Stephen L. Jones, Isaac Acquah, Safi Khan, Priyanka Satish, Shivani Mahajan, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Khurram Nasir   +11 more
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Trends in morbid obesity and in bariatric surgeries covered by the Brazilian public health system

, 2008
Background Obesity is an increasingly serious public health problem on a global level. Morbid obesity, defined as a body mass index greater than 40 kg/m2, is associated with increased mortality and a high burden of obesity-related morbidities. Methods To
CONDE, Wolney Lisboa, OLIVEIRA, Isabella Vasconcellos de, SANTOS, Leonor Maria Pacheco, PETERS, Lilian Rose   +3 more
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Impact of type 2 diabetes on in vivo activities and protein expressions of cytochrome P450 in patients with obesity

Clinical and Translational Science, 2022
Previous studies have not accounted for the close link between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity when investigating the impact of T2DM on cytochrome P450 (CYP) activities.
Kine Eide Kvitne, Anders Åsberg, Line K. Johnson, Christine Wegler, Jens K. Hertel, Per Artursson, Cecilia Karlsson, Shalini Andersson, Rune Sandbu, Eva Skovlund, Hege Christensen, Rasmus Jansson‐Löfmark, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Ida Robertsen   +13 more
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Treatment for morbid obesity [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1999
Summary There is no single unifying theory to explain the aetiology of obesity but several environmental factors, such as decreased physical activity and increased fat intake may contribute to its development in genetically predisposed individuals.
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