The Future is not tomorrow and next week, the Future is now. According to the World Economic Forum, Creativity is one of the top three skills needed in this Century. Creativity is the Future of every other aspect of life. Every field and sector need Creativity to thrive effective [....] » Read More
Obesity is a condition with a multifactorial etiology, influenced by genetic, epigenetic, endocrine-metabolic, and behavioral factors. In about 95% of cases, obesity is called “common”, “exogenous,” or “polygenic.” For exogenous obesity to o [....] » Read More
Introduction: The majority of the studies that we have nowadays are saying about obesity as one of the causes of formation of diabetes or the complication of diabetes due to insulin intake. But in this article, the author will show a different point of view about the formation of [....] » Read More
Introduction: Obesity is a common, chronic condition, its prevalence rapidly rising, which carries significant morbidity and mortality as well as health economic burdens (1). Hospital admission provides an opportunistic occasion to discuss benefits of losing weight to our growing [....] » Read More
Objective: To compare the association between hypertension with hyperuricemia (HTN-HUA)with four non-insulin-based insulin resistance indicators, including the product of glucose and triglycerides (TyG index), TyG index with BMI (TyG-BMI), the ratio of triglycerides divided by HD [....] » Read More
An increasing number of women are obese. Several meta-analyses have studied the association between obesity and gynecological cancer and the effect of weight loss interventions on these outcomes. The proposed associations in previous meta-analyses could be causal but could also b [....] » Read More
Sumo wrestlers who weigh 350 kgs do not feel back pain, whereas lean people are found to develop back or neck pains. Pain in the neck is said to be caused by body weight. Even If we try to reduce the body weight, the reduction in the weight of the head will be only marginal. [....] » Read More
Eating behaviors are extremely complex. The food decision making process draws upon concepts and theories related to decision-making, family and community interaction, agriculture and food systems, ecology, in addition to individual factors. Food choice decisions often focus on w [....] » Read More
Background: Depression is much prevalent in Women than men. Obesity and depression are leading causes of both physical and mental disability and the link between these disorders had not explored well. In view of this, in the present study we aimed to investigate the association b [....] » Read More
The study was designed to assess the body mass index (BMI) and body composition in order to predict the prevalence of under weight and obesity among the students in Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of Imo State University, Owerri, Imo state. A cross sectional study [....] » Read More
Obesity and obesity-related diseases are among the leading causes of mortality in middle and high-income countries. Despite the large volume of data collected worldwide the most cost effective, efficient and accurate methods and/or indicators for obesity evaluation remain unknown [....] » Read More
Introduction: The World Health Organization considers anemia to be a worldwide public health issue. Weight gain may cause low-grade systemic inflammation and an increase in hepcidin, which causes iron to be sequestered in various cells such as macrophages, liver cells, and entero [....] » Read More
Overweight is influenced by several factors such as lifestyle, genetics, social class and education, but also psychological and psychiatric factors.Those people usually have their body image affected, causing them to have a problematic relationship with their own body. People [....] » Read More
Worldwide, obesity is considered a major public health problem. In the last four decades, its prevalence has tripled, currently affecting more than 650 million individuals, about 13% of the world population. Considered one of the major risk factors for chronic noncommunicable dis [....] » Read More
Introduction: Diabetic Macular Oedema (DMO) is the commonest reason for visual loss in all forms of diabetic retinopathy. Over 4 million people in England have diabetes with estimate of 6% of total population (1). The majority of these are type 2 diabetes, which is linked to [....] » Read More
Title : Effect of physical exercise on adiposity and aerobic fitness in middle age women differing in body mass
Vaclav Bunc, Charles University, Czech Republic
Overweight and/or obesity is a growing problem over the world. Alongside a range of health problems associated with increased body mass (BM) – adiposity and reducing of fitness level it is an important limiting factor for realization of regular physical exercise and quality [....] » Read More
Title : Food Allergen Elimination for Obesity Reduction; a Longitudinal, Case-Control Trial
Buck Willis, Galveston Clinical Research, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Objectives: This study was designed to examine efficacy of separate and combined protocols for obesity reduction with sequential outcomes after one year. This was an Experimental Case vs Control study, lasting 12months, conducted from 2018 to 2020. Methods: Ninety-four obese s [....] » Read More
Title : Lifestyle Intervention on Biomarkers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Obese Youth
Joon Young Kim, Syracuse University, United States
Once thought to be an adult disease, type 2 diabetes has emerged as an increasingly prevalent health condition in pediatric populations in parallel with the widespread pediatric obesity epidemic. The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is traditionally used to either diagnose diab [....] » Read More
Title : Monoamine oxidase is a source of cardiac oxidative stress in rats with diet induced obesity
Adrian Sturza, Victor Babes University Of Medicine And Pharmacy, Romania
Obesity and diabetes are the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases being associated with increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. We have previously demonstrated that monoamine oxidase (MAO), and mitochondrial enzyme with two isoforms, A and B, is a novel sour [....] » Read More
Title : Facilitating Behavior Change
Karli Burridge, Gaining Health, United States
The audience will learn why obesity is a neurobehavioral disease, and why, biologically, behaviour change can be difficult. Beyond hormonal and biological influences of behaviour, changing behaviours can still be difficult. In this course, I will explain how providers can how we [....] » Read More
Title : Determinants of obesity in West Africa: A systematic review
Kingsley Agyemang, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
Introduction: Obesity is rising in West Africa. However, there is limited evidence on the determinants in the sub-region, and where available, the evidence base is patchy. Objectives: This is the first study to provide a synthesis of the determinants of obesity in West Af [....] » Read More
Title : A descriptive phenomenological study of the lived experiences of the obese healthcare worker during the Covid 19 pandemic
Danyelle Blackwell, University of Phoenix, United States
I will discuss the existing research about obesity in relation to COVID-19. The academic community would be well served by knowing about existing gaps regarding the lived experiences of the obese people during the once in a century novel coronavirus SARS-COVs infections (CO [....] » Read More
Title : Co ingestion of NUTRALYS pea protein and a high carbohydrate beverage influences the glycaemic and the insulinaemic responses: preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial
Catherine Lefranc Millot, Roquette Freres, France
Context: Type 2 diabetes and obesity are major global public health concerns as they affect the health and the socio- economic development of millions of people. The glycaemic response of foods may have important implications for the prevention and treatment of Type 2 diabetes an [....] » Read More
Title : Therapeutic ketosis and the broad field of applications for the ketogenic diet: Ketone ester applications & clinical updates
Raffaele Pilla, St. John of God Hospital – Fatebenefratelli, Italy
It has been recently shown that nutritional ketosis is effective against seizure disorders and various acute/chronic neurological disorders. Physiologically, glucose is the primary metabolic fuel for cells. However, many neurodegenerative disorders have been associated with impai [....] » Read More
Title : Obesity pharmacotherapy in complex obesity
Silvana Pannain, University of Chicago, United States
More than 40 % of adults in the United States suffer from obesity. Worldwide, the most recent estimates includes over 650 million individuals with obesity. Obesity is inextricably linked to many of the most common chronic illnesses like hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart dise [....] » Read More
Title : The role of satisfaction with the way that you look in health and well-being evaluations among 10 to 12 year olds: A gender and cross-cultural analysis
Monica Gonzalez Carrasco, University of Girona, Spain
Satisfaction with the way that you look is among the less valued life satisfactions domains among more than 93,000 children aged 10 to 12 belonging to 35 countries and recruited through a representative sampling procedure in the context of the Children’s Worlds project. Sat [....] » Read More
Title : Zinc nutritional status in children with chronic diseases and obesity
Marlene Fabiola Escobedo Monge, Valladolid University, Spain
Background: Zinc is an essential nutrient, and its deficiency affects the normal human growth and development. Objective: The main aim of this study was to investigate the nutritional status of zinc using serum zinc and dietary zinc intake in a series of children with [....] » Read More
Title : A method and a device for weight control in humans by using real-time calorimetry
Alexander De St Amatus, Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials (AIHEM), Australia
Humans metabolise carbohydrates, fats and proteins to generate energy, using food as a fuel and atmospheric oxygen as an oxidiser. The energy consumption of a human body, Ei (Cal), can be calculated from the amount of oxygen consumed by using the Karlberg’s equation: [....] » Read More
Title : Associations between physical activity and risk factors for type ii diabetes in Prediabetic adults
Rukia Isabel Yosuf, University of Toledo, United States
Diabetes is a national healthcare crisis related to both macrovascular and microvascular complications. We hypothesized that higher levels of physical activity are associated with lower total and visceral fat mass, lower systolic blood pressure, and increased insulin sensitivity. [....] » Read More
Title : The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 DM in Indian population- A Perspective from Apollo Sugar Clinics
Nalini Kumari, Apollo Sugar Clinics, India
Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in India is rapidly increasing than the world’s average. For instance, between 1998 and 2015, the prevalence of overweight among women increased from 8.4% to 15.5%, and obesity increased from 2.2% to 5.1% The increasing p [....] » Read More
Title : Associations between some cardiovascular risk factors and biological age in patients with arterial hypertension and subclinical hypothyroidism
Anastasiia Radchenko, L. T. Mala National Institute of Therapy of the NAMS, Ukraine
Background: In patients with arterial hypertension (AH), the presence of subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) worsens the course of AH and leads to the new cardiovascular diseases (CVD) development. Therefore, search for early CVD predictors is especially important for patients with A [....] » Read More