obesity Articles
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Childhood Obesity Prevention (CHOP) programme: a conceptual framework for nutrition intervention
The prevalence and severity of people suffering from obesity has increased markedly worldwide. The WHO declared obesity a 'crisis of epidemic proportion'. This article outlines a conceptual framework for an intervention programme over three year period that can be easily adapted to prevent childhood obesity. The presented approach is based on behaviour modification model without giving foods. ...
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The role of anthropometric indices in predicting comorbidities of obesity in a rural Egyptian population
Obesity is associated with higher prevalence of type2 diabetes and hypertension. Objectives were determining prevalence of obesity, type2 diabetes and hypertension in a rural village. This cross sectional study included 1,000 male and female ≥ 20 years. Blood pressure, anthropometry, fasting and 2 hr post-prandial glucose were determined. Results showed 29.7% overweight and 45.6% obese. Visceral ...
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A public health policy approach to reducing economic and health costs of obesity in the USA
Obesity is rapidly increasing in the USA. It is one of the most serious public health problems that significantly increase the risk of many chronic illnesses. Obesity disproportionately affects people with lower incomes and minority groups and imposes a heavy financial burden on the healthcare system in the USA. Thus, there is a critical need for healthcare policies that are designed to stem the ...
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Project - Sublingual Dual Incretin Inhibitor (GLP-1/GIP)
Biolingus explores the development of a sublingual dual incretin inhibitor. BioLingus will position these products in the “epidemic” markets of obesity and type II diabetes : More than 400 MM people suffer from diabetes today. The global type 2 diabetes market is expected to grow to $58.7 billion by 2025, with an annual growth rate of 6.5%, according to research and consulting ...
By BioLingus AG
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How CREMe is Helping Fight Childhood Obesity
How CREMe is Helping Fight Childhood Obesity The Current State Of Affairs Childhood obesity has widely spread in industrialized countries. In the USA, over 15% of children are currently considered obese and the number is likely to grow in the future. In Ireland alone, about 300,000 children are overweight or obese. Obesity indirectly leads to about 2,000 deaths a year and also to ...
By Creme Global
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The retail dominance of supermarkets in Australia: a growing geography of pseudo–foods and its implications for obesity
Drawing on the work of Winson (2004), this case study identifies the large percentages of 'pseudo foods' (beverages containing high levels of sugars and fats) on the shelves of two major supermarkets in Melbourne, Australia. The shelving space devoted to unhealthy foods in the supermarkets surveyed is estimated at around 40%. The methodology used for the case study involved the mapping of ...
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Differences in dietary consumption patterns and obesity rates between immigrants from the former USSR and a country's native population
This study compared dietary intake, obesity rates and chronic disease prevalence between former USSR immigrants and the native Israeli population using random sample survey and dietary intake assessment. USSR immigrants had significantly higher BMI (27.6 ± 5.0 vs. 26.5 ± 4.7kg/m², P = 0.002) despite lower energy intake (1547.8 ± status (51% vs. 74%, P Keywords: fruit, vegetables, vegetable ...
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A functional interaction between RIP140 and PGC-1 regulates the expression of the lipid droplet protein CIDEA
Nuclear receptors activate or repress target genes depending on the recruitment of coactivators or corepressors. The corepressor RIP140 and the PPAR coactivator 1 (PGC-1) both play key roles in the regulated transcription of genes involved in energy homeostasis. We investigated the roles of RIP140 and PGC-1 in controlling the expression of CIDEA, an important regulatory factor in adipose cell ...
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Effect of maternal obesity and passive smoking on neonatal nucleated red blood cells
Passive cigarette smoking and obesity during pregnancy are risk factors for adverse outcome in infant. Elevated umbilical cord neonatal nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) have been suggested as a marker of intrauterine foetal hypoxia. Aim to demonstrate whether maternal risk factors during pregnancy are capable of elevating circulating NRBCs measured at birth. We compared the count of NRBCs in the ...
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Diabetes knowledge and attitudes towards prevention and health promotion: qualitative study in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
This study explored the knowledge of and attitudes towards diabetes, diabetes prevention and management, and health promotion of patients attending medical centres in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Forty-one patients participated in an in depth interview. Common themes were drawn upon and reported. The understanding of the causation of diabetes varied, including genetics, stress and lifestyle. ...
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Inadequate housing and health: an overview
For many years, the housing environment has been acknowledged as one of the main settings that affect human health. Living and housing conditions are the basis of many factors influencing residential health. Still, to date there is no commonly agreed upon definition of 'healthy housing', and there are still major gaps in the knowledge on how housing conditions may affect health. Epidemiological ...
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Does Childhood Obesity Cause Asthma?
Obesity rates have been increasing worldwide, especially in North America. Over the past few years, obesity rates have increased to the point that it costs around $14 billion in health expenses each year. The consequences of childhood obesity are numerous, but many wonder about the connection between obesity and asthma. Does childhood obesity make asthma worse? Or is it the other way ...
By Aluna
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Involvement of the inorganic phosphate transporter Pit1 in insulin signaling and metabolism - Case Study
PiT1, initially identified as retrovirus receptor, is a transmembrane protein of the sodium-phosphate co-transporter family. PiT1 also has independent functions of its role as a phosphate transporter, notably on cell proliferation, adhesion or apoptosis. These observations suggest that interactions of PiT1 with other molecular partners may impact not only the homeostasis of inorganic phosphate, ...
By Inovarion
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Distinct signatures of gut microbiome and metabolites associated with significant fibrosis in non-obese NAFLD
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with obesity but also found in non-obese individuals. Gut microbiome profiles of 171 Asians with biopsy-proven NAFLD and 31 non-NAFLD controls are analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing; an independent Western cohort is used for external validation. Subjects are classified into three subgroups according to histological spectra of NAFLD or ...
By KoBioLabs
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Suppressive effect of low-dose X-irradiation on type I diabetes non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice
We examined the effect of X-irradiation (0, 0.25, 0.5 or 1.0 Gy) on the onset of the type I diabetes (insulin dependent diabetes mellitus) in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. NOD mice are characterised by a progressive loss of insulin-producing β-cells in the pancreas by autoimmune mechanisms. The destruction of β-cells is known to be due to apoptosis induced by oxidative stress caused by ROS. In ...
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Thermoacoustic Imaging: A Novel Method for Quantifying Fat in NAFLD
Abdominal ultrasound imaging is a widely available, low cost, point of care procedure that is used in daily clinical practice as the first-line examination to identify liver steatosis in patients with increased liver blood exams or suspected NAFLD. Despite the broad use of abdominal ultrasound imaging, its sensitivity among morbidly obese patients is low, and it may miss the diagnosis when the ...
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Microbes4U - Case study
The Microbes4U® study is the first randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study to evaluate the effects of pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila administered in humans. The main objectives of the Microbes4U® study were to determine the safety, tolerance and metabolic parameters (i.e., insulin resistance, circulating lipids, visceral adiposity, body mass) after 3 months of daily ...
By A-Mansia
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Dehisced Surgical Wound Post Ankle Fracture - Case study
Patient History Patient is a 35-year-old with obesity and venous insufficiency, status post-surgery for the repair of an ankle fracture. Surgical site dehisced and the patient was treated with Profore wraps, Unna boots, and standard wound care for two months. Primary Diagnosis Surgical dehiscence Treatment & Outcome Restrata was added to the treatment regimen and applied after wound ...
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Sacral Insufficiency Fractures in a Geriatric Patient Treatment with the Curvafix IM System - Case Study
CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year-old female had a ground-level fall. Computed tomography imaging showed sacral insufficiency fractures in the left ala. No lumbar fracture was observed. Conservative treatment was initiated but the patient was referred 6 weeks post injury, unable to mobilize with a walker and needing a wheelchair. There was no anterior pelvic pain with palpation or weight bearing, but ...
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Food Waste and Obesity A UK Epidemic on more than one scale
Ever since definitions of a ‘healthy’ bodyweight changed in the 1990s, the world seems to be facing an obesity epidemic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) convened an expert consultation in Geneva that formed the basis for a report that defined obesity – not merely as a coming social catastrophe, but as an “epidemic”. The word “epidemic” is crucial when ...
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