Pathophysiology of Resistant Hypertension: The Role of Sympathetic Nervous System by Costas Tsioufis, Athanasios Kordalis, Dimitris Flessas, Ioannis Anastasopoulos, Dimitris Tsiachris, Vasilios Papademetriou, Christodoulos Stefanadis

“…Among the characteristics of patients with RH, obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and aldosterone excess are covering a great area of the mosaic of RH phenotype. …”
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Meal Timing Habits among Adults in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sarah AlMuammar, Abeer Ahmed Algarni, Ftoon Badroun, Hanan Hassan Mushaeb, Raneem Khalid Abu Sadi, Areej Algarni

“…The global rise in noncommunicable diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions, is a growing concern worldwide. …”
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The Relationship of immunoglobulin-e and tumor necrosis factor in patients with allergic rhinitis in Babylon province by Bushra Jihad Sabbar, Zenaa Abbass Ali, Tariq Hussein Mgheer

“…Objectives: To find the effect of electrolytes tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and IgE on AR and study the influence of smoking, gender, and obesity (as a risk factor on AR) on the levels of TNF-α and IgE. …”
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A High-Fat, High-Fructose Diet Induces Antioxidant Imbalance and Increases the Risk and Progression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice by Kanokwan Jarukamjorn, Nattharat Jearapong, Charinya Pimson, Waranya Chatuphonprasert

“…Excessive fat liver is an important manifestation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and oxidative stress. …”
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Antiobesogenic and Antiatherosclerotic Properties of Caralluma fimbriata Extract by Soundararajan Kamalakkannan, Ramaswamy Rajendran, Ramasamy V. Venkatesh, Paul Clayton, Mohammad A. Akbarsha

“…There is evidence that the principles present in the widely consumed Indian food plant C. fimbriata extract (CFE) suppress appetite, and provide antiobesogenic and metabolic benefits. The Diet-Induced Obesity (DIO) rat model was used to investigate CFE's anorexigenic effects. …”
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Computer Game Use and Television Viewing Increased Risk for Overweight among Low Activity Girls: Fourth Thai National Health Examination Survey 2008-2009 by Ladda Mo-suwan, Jiraluck Nontarak, Wichai Aekplakorn, Warapone Satheannoppakao

“…The prevalence of overweight defined by the age- and gender-specific body mass index cut-points of the International Obesity Task Force was 16%. Using multiple logistic regression, computer game use for more than 1 hour a day was found to be associated with an increased risk of overweight (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.4; 95% confidence interval: 1.02–1.93). …”
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Acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation in young patient with Bardet – Biedl syndrome by I.M. Sichkaruk, O.V. Khrystyuk, M.Ye. Romaniv, O.A. Vasylkova, O.S. Kargol, M.M. Pavelko, A.V. Yagensky

“…Active treatment of all risk factors along with monitoring of laboratory parameters in adolescents and young men with metabolic disorders, especially obesity and genetic diseases accompanied by metabolic disorders, is a prerequisite for prevention of coronary artery disease and, in particular, MI at young age.…”
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Increased Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Daniel Espes, Mats Martinell, Per-Ola Carlsson

“…Betatrophin has recently been described as a key hormone to stimulate beta-cell mass expansion in response to insulin resistance and obesity in mice. The finding has generated an interest in the development of antidiabetic drugs with betatrophin as the active component. …”
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Patient and parent satisfaction after surgical repair of concealed penis in children by Amr Mehrez, Osama El Gamal, Mohamed Adel Omar, Mohamed Elmaadawy, Salah Nagla

“…Postoperative satisfaction with penile morphology according to obesity and circumcision before surgical repair was significantly different between patients (P < 0.05). …”
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Serum Osteocalcin Is Associated with Inflammatory Factors in Metabolic Syndrome: A Population-Based Study in Chinese Males by Ming Liao, Lirong Huang, Yan Mao, Yonghua Jiang, Ziting Yao, Xinggu Lin, Zheng Lu, Chunlei Wu, Xue Qin, Haiying Zhang, Zengnan Mo

“…Our findings suggest that OCN was positively associated with IgG while inversely associated with C3, both of which were probably mediated by obesity. Moreover, serum OCN was inversely associated with hsCRP in men with impaired fasting glucose, hyperglycemia, or metabolic syndrome, while its association with IgE was significantly observed in men with a normal metabolic profile.…”
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PPARγ and Its Agonists in Chronic Kidney Disease by Yuhua Ma, Manman Shi, Yuxin Wang, Jian Liu

“…The major risk factors for CKD include obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Understanding the key process involved in the disease development may lead to novel interventive strategies, which is currently lagging behind. …”
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Combination of Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Intelligence Algorithm for Diagnosing Diabetes by Cillian Thompson, Oscar Higgins

“…Diabetes is one of the challenges of today's society, which is influenced by important factors such as nutrition, obesity, physical inactivity, and genetic background. …”
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Visfatin/Nampt: An Adipokine with Cardiovascular Impact by Tania Romacho, Carlos F. Sánchez-Ferrer, Concepción Peiró

“…Enhanced circulating visfatin/Nampt levels have been reported in metabolic diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Moreover, visfatin/Nampt circulating levels correlate with markers of systemic inflammation. …”
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Positive Association of Metabolic Syndrome with a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Syndecan-3 (rs2282440) in the Taiwanese Population by Betty Chia-Chen Chang, Lee-Ching Hwang, Wei-Hsin Huang

“…Syndecan-3 (SDC3), a heparin sulfate proteoglycan, had been found by previous studies to be linked with energy balance and obesity, but its association with MetS is not known. …”
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Mechanical ventilation in patients diagnosed with COVID -19 by Adisnay Rodríguez Plasencia, Jennifer Lisette Miranda Miranda, Rider Fabiàn Donoso Noroña, Elisabeth Germania Vilema Vizuete

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> more than half of those treated belong to the male gender; 55.1% are between 35 and 49 years old and obesity predominated among the risk factors with 42.1%. …”
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Study of cucumber accessions from the VIR collection for their agronomic traits in the Lower Volga Region by E. H. Sukhanberdina, A. A. Grushin, T. M. Piskunova

“…One of the global problems presently faced by humanity is obesity and overweight. For treatment and prevention of this disease, doctors recommend consuming more vegetables, cucumbers in particular. …”
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Patient Knowledge About Diabetes: Illness Symptoms, Complications and Preventive Personal Lifestyle Factors by Rakesh Kumar, Ramaiah Itumalla, Bilesha Perera, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Mahesh Singh

“…Respondents knew that a family history of diabetes mellitus is the most significant risk factor, followed by being overweight /obesity (89.7%). Most respondents indicated that insulin injection (92%) and avoiding sugary foods (91.6%) were the best ways to control blood sugar. …”
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Apelin Serum Level in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Hala O. El-Mesallamy, Nadia M. Hamdy, Hanan H. Rizk, Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi

“…Apelin level varies among stages of CHC, which may contribute to fibrosis progression. In addition, obesity and IR could act as comorbid factors affecting apelin level in patients with CHC.…”
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The Relation between Body Mass Index and Retinal Photoreceptor Morphology and Microvascular Changes Measured with Adaptive Optics (rtx1) High-Resolution Imaging by Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska, Zbigniew Wawrzyniak, Magdalena Kupis, Jacek P. Szaflik

“…Background. Overweight and obese patients are at risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and microvascular complications. …”
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Major Histocompatibility Class II Pathway Is Not Required for the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice by Gilles Willemin, Catherine Roger, Armelle Bauduret, Kaori Minehira

“…After the high-fat diet, both groups developed obesity and hepatic steatosis with a similar degree of hepatic inflammation, suggesting no impact of the knockdown of MHC II on high-fat diet-induced inflammation in mice. …”
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