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Morbid Obesity in Women Is Associated with an Altered Intestinal Expression of Genes Related to Cancer Risk and Immune, Defensive, and Antimicrobial Response

Biomedicines, 2022
Background: Little is known about the relation between morbid obesity and duodenal transcriptomic changes. We aimed to identify intestinal genes that may be associated with the development of obesity regardless of the degree of insulin resistance (IR) of
Ailec Ho-Plágaro, Cristina Rodríguez-Díaz, Concepción Santiago-Fernández, Carlos López-Gómez, Sara García-Serrano, Flores Martín-Reyes, Francisca Rodríguez-Pacheco, Alberto Rodríguez-Cañete, Guillermo Alcaín-Martínez, Luis Vázquez-Pedreño, Sergio Valdés, Lourdes Garrido-Sánchez, Eduardo García-Fuentes   +12 more
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Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) a Tool to Assess Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Post Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2020
Predictive indices like the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) have been developed to estimate the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Metabolic surgery is the most effective treatment for a rapid improvement of morbid obesity and its comorbidities such
Eman Al Shawaf, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Fahad Al-Asfar, Anwar Mohammad, Shaima Al-Beloushi, Sriraman Devarajan, Fahd Al-Mulla, Jehad Abubaker, Hossein Arefanian   +8 more
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Adipokine profile in long-term juvenile dermatomyositis, and associations with adipose tissue distribution and cardiac function: a cross-sectional study

RMD Open, 2023
Objectives In long-term juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), altered adipose tissue distribution and subclinical cardiac dysfunction have been described. Our aims were to compare adipokine levels in patients with JDM after long-term disease with controls, and
Øyvind Molberg, Thomas Schwartz, Helga Sanner, Berit Flatø, Ivar Sjaastad, Henriette Schermacher Marstein, Birgit Nomeland Witczak, Kristin Godang, Nicoleta Christina Olarescu, Jens Bollerslev   +9 more
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Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dysfunctional Eating among Patients Admitted for Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Obesity, 2014
Objective. To examine whether cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alleviates dysfunctional eating (DE) patterns and symptoms of anxiety and depression in morbidly obese patients planned for bariatric surgery. Design and Methods. A total of 98 (68 females)
Hege Gade, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Jan H. Rosenvinge, Oddgeir Friborg   +3 more
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Morbid obesity, multiple long-term conditions, and health-related quality of life among Australian adults: Estimates from three waves of a longitudinal household survey

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
This study aims to investigate the impact of morbid obesity and multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Data for this study were sourced from three waves (waves 9, 13 and 17) of the Household, Income and Labour ...
Syed Afroz Keramat, Khorshed Alam, Byron Keating, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Nandeeta Samad, Monidipa Saha, Jeff Gow, Stuart J.H. Biddle, Tracy Comans   +10 more
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De Novo Glycine Synthesis Is Reduced in Adults With Morbid Obesity and Increases Following Bariatric Surgery

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
BackgroundGlycine is a dietary non-essential amino acid that is low in obesity and increases following bariatric surgery. However, the exact mechanism responsible remains unclear and it is unknown whether hypoglycinemia is a cause or consequence of ...
Hong Chang Tan, Jean W. Hsu, E Shyong Tai, Shaji Chacko, Vieon Wu, Chun Fan Lee, Jean-Paul Kovalik, Farook Jahoor   +7 more
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Low LDL particle levels associate with coronary arteries free from atherosclerosis in long-term type 1 diabetes: the Dialong study

Cardiovascular Diabetology
Background The risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) is increased in type 1 diabetes, due to accelerated atherosclerosis. The molecular mechanisms are yet to be unraveled, but potential functional and quantitative abnormalities in lipoproteins
Marte Narum, Jacob Juel Christensen, Kirsten B. Holven, Tore Julsrud Berg, Kari Anne Sveen   +4 more
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Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in children with overweight, obesity and morbid obesity: a cross-sectional analysis

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Limited physical activity (PA) and a high level of sedentary time (ST) are associated with childhood obesity and are a target for intervention.
Gabrielle ten Velde, Guy Plasqui, Elke Dorenbos, Bjorn Winkens, Anita Vreugdenhil   +4 more
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Morbidnoe ozhirenie - vozmozhnostikonservativnoy terapii

Ожирение и метаболизм, 2010
Medico-social significance of morbid obesity, occurring in 2-4% of the adult population in Russia, results from the severity of obesity- associated diseases.

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Direct healthcare cost of obesity in brazil: an application of the cost-of-illness method from the perspective of the public health system in 2011. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Obesity is a global public health problem and a risk factor for several diseases that financially impact healthcare systems.To estimate the direct costs attributable to obesity (body mass index {BMI} ≥ 30 kg/m2) and morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) in ...
Michele Lessa de Oliveira, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos, Everton Nunes da Silva   +2 more
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