Genetics of Common Obesity in Children and Adolescents. [PDF]
Abstract Childhood obesity is a multifactorial public health problem worldwide. Genetic variation influences the predisposition to develop obesity at early stages of life. Childhood obesity may be classified as syndromic, monogenic, or polygenic depending on the genetic component.
León-Reyes G, Alavez FJL, Tejero ME.
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Factors determining the integration of nutritional genomics into clinical practice by registered dietitians [PDF]
YesPersonalized nutrition has the potential to improve health, prevent disease and reduce healthcare expenditure. Whilst research hints at positive consumer attitudes towards personalized nutrition that draws upon lifestyle, phenotypic and genotypic data,
Abrahams, Mariëtte +4 more
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Visceral Adipose Tissue Inflammatory Factors (TNF-Alpha, SOCS3) in Gestational Diabetes (GDM): Epigenetics as a Clue in GDM Pathophysiology [PDF]
Gestational diabetes (GDM) is among the most challenging diseases in westernized countries, affecting mother and child, immediately and in later life. Obesity is a major risk factor for GDM.
Henrich, Wolfgang +6 more
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Lactoferrin—The Health-Promoting Properties and Contemporary Application with Genetic Aspects
The aim of the study is to present a review of literature data on lactoferrin’s characteristics, applications, and multiple health-promoting properties, with special regard to nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics.
Anna Jańczuk +3 more
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Genetics, genomics, and diet interactions in obesity in the Latin American environment
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that could impact an individual’s health; moreover, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared obesity a global epidemic since 1997.
Patricia Guevara-Ramírez +6 more
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Background Visceral fat accumulation in overweight status has been resulted in changes of fatty acid profiles. The fatty acids profiles can be altered by fatty acid desaturase; the activity of which is highly associated with obesity and other metabolic ...
Miso Kang +6 more
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Gene–nutrient interactions on metabolic diseases: findings from the GeNuIne Collaboration [PDF]
This article describes how the British Nutrition Foundation Drummond Pump Priming award was used to initiate a large scale collaborative project called the Gene-Nutrient Interactions (GeNuIne) Collaboration, the main objective of which is to investigate ...
Anjana +31 more
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Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics of Atherosclerosis [PDF]
The latest genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have re-energized our effort to understand the genetic basis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Although the knowledge generated by GWAS has confirmed that mediators of inflammation and perturbed lipid metabolism are major players in cardiovascular disease (CVD) development, much of individual ...
Merched, Aksam, Chan, Lawrence
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease with no therapeutic consensus. Oxidation and inflammation are hallmarks in the progression of this complex disease, which also involves interactions between the genetic background
Stavroula Kanoni +35 more
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Functional foods and cardiometabolic diseases: International Task Force for Prevention of Cardiometabolic Diseases. [PDF]
Mounting evidence supports the hypothesis that functional foods containing physiologically-active components may be healthful. Longitudinal cohort studies have shown that some food classes and dietary patterns are beneficial in primary prevention, and ...
Assmann G +20 more
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