Management of severe pediatric obesity [PDF]
Background: Pediatric obesity has increased over the decades, and in particular, severe pediatric obesity has become a serious public health problem. A concern has arisen that the COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate the incidence of childhood obesity.Current Concepts: The consequences of severe pediatric obesity are more devastating than those of moderate
Lindsey Yoojin Chung, Young-Jun Rhie
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Obesity and kidney stone disease. A systematic review [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Currently, abdominal obesity has reached an epidemic stage and obesity represents an important challenge for worldwide health authorities. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that the stone risk incidence increases with Body Mass Index,
AL SALHI, Yazan+8 more
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Prediction of Obesity in Children at 5 years: A Cohort Study [PDF]
Objective To examine determinants of moderate and severe obesity in children at 5 years of age. Methodology A prospective cohort of mothers were enrolled at first antenatal visit, and interviewed shortly after delivery, at 6 months and 5 years.
Achenbach TM.+28 more
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Adipocyte JAK2 Regulates Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity Independently of Body Composition, Liver Lipid Content, and Hepatic Insulin Signaling. [PDF]
Disruption of hepatocyte growth hormone (GH) signaling through disruption of Jak2 (JAK2L) leads to fatty liver. Previously, we demonstrated that development of fatty liver depends on adipocyte GH signaling.
Camporez, João Paulo G+10 more
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Prioritising patients for bariatric surgery: building public preferences from a discrete choice experiment into public policy [PDF]
Objectives To derive priority weights for access to bariatric surgery for obese adults, from the perspective of the public. Setting Australian public hospital system.
Abelson+61 more
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Obesity and the obesity paradox in patients with severe COVID-19
To test the presence of the obesity paradox in two cohorts of patients hospitalized for COVID-19.Two multicenter prospective cohorts.Three fourth level institutions.Adults hospitalized in the general ward for confirmed COVID-19 in the three institutions and those admitted to one of the 9 critical care units of one of the institutions.None.Categorized ...
John Jaime Sprockel Díaz+9 more
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Background: Regular physical activity has an important role in energy expenditure and combats the development of obesity. During exercise, PPARGC1A is overexpressed, stimulating an increase of the expression of FNDC5.
Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca+9 more
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Traditional and cyberbullying victimization as correlates of psychosocial distress and barriers to a healthy lifestyle among severely obese adolescents : a matched case-control study on prevalence and results from a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background: Obese youth are at increased risk for peer victimization, which may heighten their risk of psychosocial problems and physical activity avoidance, and lower the effectiveness of professional and lifestyle weight-loss initiatives.
De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse+5 more
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Oligogenic inheritance in severe adult obesity
Abstract Background/objective The genetic architecture of extreme non-syndromic obesity in adults remains to be elucidated. A range of genes are known to cause monogenic obesity, but even when pathogenic mutations are present, there may be variable penetrance.
Sumaya Almansoori+8 more
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This study objective to compare the acute effects between one resistance training bout with high versus moderate intensities on inflammatory markers in women with severe obesity.
Thaurus Vinícius de Oliveira Cavalcanti+7 more
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