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Genetics of Severe Obesity [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Diabetes Reports, 2018
Purpose of Review This review aims to present current information on genes underlying severe obesity, with the main emphasis on the three genes LEP, LEPR and MC4R.
Fairbrother, U   +3 more
core   +6 more sources

Obesity and severe asthma

open access: yesAllergology International, 2019
Obesity is an important global health issue for both children and adults. Obesity increases the prevalence and incidence of asthma and also increases the risk for severe asthma.
Hiroki Tashiro, Stephanie A. Shore
doaj   +4 more sources

Mortality of severely obese subjects

open access: bronzeThe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1992
All large prospective studies (n greater than 20,000) and several smaller studies have found that severe obesity [body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 35 kg/m2] is associated with approximately a twofold increase in total mortality and in a severalfold increase in mortality due to diabetes, cerebro-, and cardiovascular disease, and certain ...
LV Sjöström
openalex   +3 more sources

The Global Spread of Severe Obesity in Toddlers, Children, and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesObesity Facts, 2022
Introduction: Severe obesity among children and adolescents has emerged as a public health concern in multiple places around the world. Methods: We searched the Medline database for articles on severe obesity rates in children published between January ...
Orit Pinhas-Hamiel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disease Burden and Health Status among People with Severe Obesity Who Do Not Receive Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Study

open access: yesObesity Facts, 2023
Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare eligible individuals who were or were not treated with bariatric surgery and describe disease burden, treatment, and healthcare costs over 3 years in individuals who were not. Methods: Adults with obesity
Jamy Ard   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary Fat Patterns and Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis in Spain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background/Objective: Evidence from basic and clinical studies suggests that unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) might be relevant mediators of the development of complications in acute pancreatitis (AP).
Argüelles-Arias, A.M.   +26 more
core   +4 more sources

Lipidomic and Metabolomic Signature of Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Severe Obesity

open access: yesMetabolites, 2021
Severe obesity is a major risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Early detection and careful monitoring of renal function are critical for the prevention of CKD during obesity, since biopsies are not performed in patients with CKD and diagnosis is ...
Borja Lanzon   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D Deficiency: A Potential Modifiable Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Children with Severe Obesity

open access: yesChildren, 2017
Severe obesity is associated with abnormal lipids and increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Obesity is a risk factor for vitamin D deficiency. We examined relationship between 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and lipids in children with
Anoop Mohamed Iqbal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obesity, Inflammation, and Severe Asthma: an Update [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Allergy and Asthma Reports, 2021
Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity-associated difficult asthma continues to be a substantial problem and, despite a move to address treatable traits affecting asthma morbidity and mortality, it remains poorly understood with limited phenotype-specific treatments.
Varun Sharma, Douglas C. Cowan
openaire   +3 more sources

The role of heart rate on the associations between body composition and heart rate variability in children with overweight/obesity : the ActiveBrains project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is negatively associated with body mass index and adiposity in several populations. However, less information is available about this association in children with overweight and obesity, especially severe/morbid ...
Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina   +11 more
core   +4 more sources

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