obesity/obesity

A higher prevalence of erosive esophagitis is found in obese than in nonobese patients; however, it remains unclear why some obese patients develop this disease, whereas others do not. Accordingly, we elucidated the risk factors associated with erosive esophagitis in severely obese Chinese patients.

Although obesity rates are higher in African-American than European-American women, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its comorbidities are more prevalent in European-American women. A common denominator for increased adiposity, and consequent insulin resistance, is excess dietary

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate insulin sensitivity and secretion in lean and obese Asian (Thai) type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS Insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion was assessed with the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic (80 mU/m(2) per min) and hyperglycemic clamp technique in

Obesity is a disorder of body weight regulatory systems characterized by an accumulation of excess body fat. World Heath Organization recommended that 66% of deaths now occur in developing countries and recognizes obesity as a leading risk factor. Obesity is associated with chronic, low grade,

OBJECTIVE To determine if children and adolescents who have obesity (Ob) or type 2 diabetes (T2DM) of relatively short duration have impaired cardiovascular function compared with lean subjects using 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure as a surrogate measure of evaluation. METHODS We enrolled 100

OBJECTIVE To investigate interactive effects of cigarette smoking and body mass index (BMI, measured in kilograms per square meter) on the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS We conducted a follow-up study in 16,829 apparently healthy men 30 to 59 years of age. At baseline, 23.1%, 24.6%,

Most studies on the role of family environment in developing risk of obesity among youth have focused on parenting behaviors that are directly involved in energy balance in regional, non-representative White samples. Using a national sample of ethnically diverse Black youth, the current study tested

Nutritional status is known to alter immune function, a suspected risk factor for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). To investigate whether long-term over, or under, nutrition is associated with NHL, self-reported anthropometric data on weight and height from over 10,000 cases of NHL and 16,000 controls

OBJECTIVE To assess prevalence and socioeconomic context of overweight and obesity in a cohort of Scottish children. METHODS Cross-sectional study. METHODS Primary schools in Dundee, Angus, and Fife, Eastern Scotland, UK. METHODS A total of 1240 boys and 1214 girls aged between 4-10

The prevalence of overweight in children has been dramatically increasing worldwide, and socioeconomic status is an important risk factor. The purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that household income is negatively associated with overweight in Korean and American girls and boys. In

UNASSIGNED Obesity is a well-known of risk factor for atherosclerosis and the amount of visceral adipose tissue is considered as an independent predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD). An aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of intrathoracic adipose tissue in morbidly obese

OBJECTIVE Obesity and hypertension are associated with an adverse metabolic profile and systemic low-grade inflammation. Metformin reduces weight and inflammation in patients with diabetes, but it is unclear whether it has beneficial effects in patients without diabetes. The objective was to explore

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to determine if insulin resistance without and with obesity influences LDL response to dietary cholesterol and saturated fat. RESULTS We fed 0, 2, and 4 egg yolks per day to 197 healthy subjects in a 4-week, double-blind, randomized, crossover design. Subjects

OBJECTIVE To assess whether trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors by among overweight and obese US adults have improved. METHODS The study included 10,568 adults 18 years and older who participated in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2010. CVD risk factors included

Is desire to eat in response to positive emotions an 'obese' eating style: a style more prevalent in people with obesity? In other words: Is Kummerspeck (German: sorrow-fat) for some people a misnomer? This question was addressed in three studies on women. Study 1 (n = 188) tested the moderator