urea/obesity

General Objective: To determine the frequency of COVID-19 in pregnant and postpartum women admitted with flu syndrome, to evaluate the clinical and laboratory predictors of COVID-19 progression and to identify the factors associated with adverse maternal and perinatal / neonatal outcomes in six

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a kind of VAT, between the surface of the myocardium and the epicardium. It can easily be measured by standard two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. EAT serves as an endocrin organ that secretes hormones, inflammatory citokins and chemokines. Previous data

Introduction Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic syndrome associated with hyperglycemia due to defect in secretion or action of insulin or both. Long term hyperglycemia leads to complications of microvasculature involving the eyes, kidneys and nerves. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the commonest

Design: Retrospective cohort study that will review the data of patients seen in participating centers with a confirmed or probable diagnosis of COVID-19 between March and April 2020. Those patients who test positive for nasopharyngeal exudate for SARS-CoV-2 will be considered a confirmed case using

Hydroxytyrosol is an extra virgin olive oil phenolic compound which has known protective effects in LDL oxidation and reduces oxidative stress. Olive oil has been associated with enhanced weight loss, and hydroxytyrosol could have a potential role in this. Participants entered the study after

AIMS OF STUDY The aim of this study is to investigate whether ingestion of curcumin will prevent hepatic insulin resistance (assessed by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)) induced by short-term oral glucocorticoid (prednisolone) administration in overweight and obese

This cross-sectional study was conducted on employees working for the Benha University Hospitals, Qalubeyia Governorate, Egypt. The study population comprised both male and female employees (20 to 60 years old) with no history of viral hepatitis(HBV,HCV) and autoimmune-liver diseases such as primary

Over one million infants are born to HIV-1-infected women every year in Sub Saharan Africa. In Zimbabwe, annual births stand at 379,000 with approximately 48,000 infants being born every year to HIV-1-infected women on lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Concerns have been

Short-term interventions that use very low-calorie ketogenic diets and meal replacements may be prescribed for selected overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Few, inconsistent data are available on protein intake from various sources on body weight, the composition of gut

This study will be a unblinded, pragmatic, pilot, randomised, controlled trial of the Counterweight Plus programme versus usual care in individuals with difficult asthma associated with obesity. Eligible individuals will be identified through Difficult Asthma Clinics or ward admissions. Those

Subjects and methods: A. Cross-sectional study: Patients with obesity previously scheduled at the Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition (UDEN) of the Hospital "Dr. Josep Trueta" of Girona (Spain) will be recruited and studied. Subjects without obesity will also be recruited through a

The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Obesity and its associated complications represent an enormous burden for obese individuals, their families, healthcare systems and societies. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a frequent and serious complication of obesity.

A recent clinical study published in 2014 on the New England Journal of Medicine found that often even an initial modest body weight reduction can favourably modify apnea events and severity during the night, with the latter that can be reduced by about 30% (AHI) for a 10% weight reduction compared

Proposed research: This pilot study will evaluate the potential efficacy and feasibility of risk factor modification in patients with a known history of symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent AFIB (in sinus rhythm) by implementing current evidence-based lifestyle recommendations as well as gain an