Journal of Eating DisordersBackground Pathological eating and addictive processes are linked to obesity. Food addiction (FA) involves hedonic eating of highly palatable foods, accompanied by addictive symptoms like craving, loss-of-control (LOC) eating, and withdrawal.
Gro Walø-Syversen +4 more
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Weight management: a comparison of existing dietary approaches in a work-site setting [PDF]
, 2002 <b>OBJECTIVES:</b> (1) To compare the effectiveness a 2512 kJ (600 kcal) daily energy deficit diet (ED) with a 6279 kJ (1500 kcal) generalized low-calorie diet (GLC) over a 24 week period (12 weeks weight loss plus 12 weeks weight maintenance)
CR Hankey +20 more
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OCDD: an obesity and co-morbid disease database
BioData Mining, 2017 Background Obesity is a medical condition that is known for increased body mass index (BMI). It is also associated with chronic low level inflammation. Obesity disrupts the immune-metabolic homeostasis by changing the secretion of adipocytes.
Indrani Ray +2 more
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Practical Recommendations of the Obesity Management Task Force of the European Association for the Study of Obesity for the Post-Bariatric Surgery Medical Management [PDF]
, 2017 Bariatric surgery is today the most effective long-term therapy for the management of patients with severe obesity, and its use is recommended by the relevant guidelines of the management of obesity in adults.
Azran, Carmil +12 more
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DNA methylation risk score for type 2 diabetes is associated with gestational diabetes
Cardiovascular DiabetologyBackground Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) share many pathophysiological factors including genetics, but whether epigenetic marks are shared is unknown.
Teresa M. Linares-Pineda +13 more
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Pregnancy outcomes in type 2 versus type 1 diabetes: systematic review with meta-analyses
Endocrine ConnectionsObjective: Increasing numbers of pregnancies are complicated by pregestational diabetes mellitus, especially type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Some studies have reported similar or greater risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with T2DM relative to type ...
Mari Drabløs +3 more
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The relation of body mass index, demographic and health-related variables to length of stay for patients at an acute rehabilitation hospital after total hip arthroplasty [PDF]
, 2010 Obesity is a growing public health concern world-wide. At the same time, knee and hip replacements are becoming an increasingly regular treatment for osteoarthritis.
Greenberg, K., Kroll, T.
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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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Public Health NutritionObjective: Dietary assessment tools should be designed for the target population. We developed an FFQ designed to assess diet in South Asian women in Norway.
Monica H Carlsen +8 more
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Melanocortin-4 receptor gene: case-control study and transmission disequilibrium test confirm that functionally relevant mutations are compatible with a major gene effect for extreme obesity [PDF]
, 2003 We initially performed a mutation screen of the coding region of the MC4R in 808 extremely obese children and adolescents and 327 underweight or normal-weight controls allowing for a case-control study.
Anke Hinney +40 more
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