Relevance of Sympathetic Nervous System Activation in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome by Alicia A. Thorp, Markus P. Schlaich

“…Furthermore there is mounting evidence to suggest that chronic sympathetic overactivity can potentiate two of the key metabolic alterations of the MetS, central obesity and insulin resistance. …”
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Is Chronic Inflammation a Possible Cause of Obesity-Related Depression? by Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz, Barbara Zahorska-Markiewicz, Piotr Kocełak, Joanna Janowska, Elżbieta Semik-Grabarczyk, Tomasz Wikarek, Wojciech Gruszka, Piotr Dąbrowski

“…Whether depression leads to obesity or obesity causes depression is unclear. Chronic inflammation is observed in obesity and depression. …”
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Impacts of stigma and discrimination on people with obesity who smoke cigarettes by Liza A. Kolbasov, Arryn A. Guy, Cara M. Murphy

“…This study examined associations between stigma, discrimination, and health for people with overweight or obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 25) who smoke cigarettes (cigarettes smoked/day ≥ 5) who reported interest in quitting smoking and minimizing weight gain. …”
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Polymorphisms in the leptin gene and their role in adolescent obesity and metabolic health by Raden Ayu Tanzila, Irfannuddin Irfannuddin, Yudianita Kesuma, Iche Andriyani Liberty, Miranti Dwi Hartanti, Ni Made Elva Mayasari, Wieke Anggraini, Liza Chairani, Thia Prameswarie, Indri Ramayanti, Wulan Aristi, Delvi Larasari

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Psychiatric Aspects of Obesity, Behavior and Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Treatment by Gulin Ozdamar Unal

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Gene by Sex Interaction for Measures of Obesity in the Framingham Heart Study by Ashlee M. Benjamin, Sunil Suchindran, Kaela Pearce, Jennifer Rowell, Lillian F. Lien, John R. Guyton, Jeanette J. McCarthy

“…Journal of Obesity…”
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Bariatric Surgery in Moderately Obese Patients: A Prospective Study by M. Cerci, M. I. Bellini, F. Russo, D. Benavoli, M. Capperucci, A. L. Gaspari, P. Gentileschi

“…Introduction. Moderate obesity (BMI 30–35 kg/m2) affects 25% of the western population. …”
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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK BEFORE AND AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SEVERE OBESITY by Lilian CARDIA, Alexandre Viera GADDUCCI, Denis PAJECKI, Marco Aurelio SANTO, Roberto DE CLEVA

Subjects: “…Obesity…”
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Role of Heme Oxygenase in Inflammation, Insulin-Signalling, Diabetes and Obesity by Joseph Fomusi Ndisang

“…Diabetes and obesity are chronic conditions associated with elevated oxidative/inflammatory activities with a continuum of tissue insults leading to more severe cardiometabolic and renal complications including myocardial infarction and end-stage-renal damage. …”
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The Role of Organelle Stresses in Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity: Implication for Treatment by Yi-Cheng Chang, Siow-Wey Hee, Meng-Lun Hsieh, Yung-Ming Jeng, Lee-Ming Chuang

“…This pandemic is primarily attributed to the surplus of nutrients and the increased prevalence of obesity worldwide. In contrast, calorie restriction and weight reduction can drastically prevent type 2 diabetes, indicating a central role of nutrient excess in the development of diabetes. …”
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Understanding Youth and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Resources for Families and Communities by Jamie Eisenberg, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Mark A. Brennan

“…Brennan, explores the alarming rise in childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity and helps parents and educators understand the issue. …”
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Dietary Beliefs and Their Association with Overweight and Obesity in the Spanish Child Population by María Teresa Murillo-Llorente, Alma María Palau-Ferrè, María Ester Legidos-García, Javier Pérez-Murillo, Francisco Tomás-Aguirre, Blanca Lafuente-Sarabia, Adalberto Asins-Cubells, Miriam Martínez-Peris, Ignacio Ventura, Jorge Casaña-Mohedo, Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo

Subjects: “…childhood obesity…”
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Characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in adults with different degrees of obesity by Shukun Deng, Shengrui Mei, Qunyan Zhou, Wenjun Zhi, Wenjun Wu, Junyan Cai, Peng Yuan

Subjects: “…Obesity…”
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Estimating population attributable risk fraction of determinants of pediatric obesity by Maryam Yazdi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Mostafa Qorbani, Saba Karimi, Mohammad Esmail Motlagh, Majid Khademian, Roya Kelishadi

Subjects: “…Obesity…”
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Drugs Involved in Dyslipidemia and Obesity Treatment: Focus on Adipose Tissue by Sofia Dias, Sílvia Paredes, Laura Ribeiro

“…Metabolic syndrome can be defined as a state of disturbed metabolic homeostasis characterized by visceral obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, and insulin resistance. …”
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Role of Tissue and Systemic Hypoxia in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes by Lei Xi, Chin-Moi Chow, Xingxing Kong

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Peripheral Signals Mediate the Beneficial Effects of Gastric Surgery in Obesity by Silvia Barja-Fernández, Cintia Folgueira, Cecilia Castelao, Rosaura Leis, Felipe F. Casanueva, Luisa M. Seoane

“…Obesity is nowadays a public health problem both in the industrialized world and developing countries. …”
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Evaluation of Extended Interval Dosing Aminoglycosides in the Morbidly Obese Population by Ashley L. Ross, Jennifer L. Tharp, Gerald R. Hobbs, Richard McKnight, Aaron Cumpston

“…Aminoglycoside dosing has been studied in the obese population, typically recommending an adjusted weight utilizing a 40% dosing weight correction factor (IBW + 0.4 × (TBW–IBW)). …”
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Comparable Enhanced Prothrombogenesis in Simple Central Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome by Noor Shafina Mohd Nor, Hanis Saimin, Thuhairah Rahman, Suraya Abdul Razak, Nadzimah Mohd Nasir, Zaliha Ismail, Hapizah Mohd Nawawi

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The Role of Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Obesity-Related Inflammatory Diseases by Carmela Rita Balistreri, Calogero Caruso, Giuseppina Candore

“…Obesity is an energy-rich condition associated with overnutrition, which impairs systemic metabolic homeostasis and elicits stress. …”
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