Impact of sex on the adaptation of adult mice to long consumption of sweet-fat diet by N. M. Bazhan, T. V. Iakovleva, A. D. Dubinina, E. N. Makarova

“…In rodents, the most adequate model of human diet-induced obesity is obesity caused by the consumption of a sweet-fat diet (SFD), which causes more pronounced adiposity in females than in males. …”
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Search for differentially methylated regions in ancient and modern genomes by D. D. Borodko, S. V. Zhenilo, F. S. Sharko

“…By applying this algorithm to test data, we identified 38 differentially methylated regions associated with obesity, the majority of which were located in promoter regions. …”
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The type of diet consumed during prepuberty modulates plasma cholesterol, hepatic LXRα expression, and DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation during adulthood in male rats. by Ana Aguilar-Lozano, Berenice Palacios-González, Martha Guevara-Cruz, Armando R Tovar, Alam Palma-Guzman, Lilia G Noriega

“…Childhood obesity increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases in adulthood, since environmental stimuli during critical windows of development can impact on adult metabolic health. …”
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Therapeutic role of isoflavones from traditional medicine in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome by Ashwini Armarkar, Prafulla Sabale, Satyendra Prasad, Vidya Sabale, Lata Potey, Dipti Masram

“…PCOS manifests as a group of symptoms, including oligomenorrhea, obesity, infertility, increased risk of diabetes, acne, and hirsutism. …”
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Parametric and non-parametric estimation of reference intervals for routine laboratory tests: an analysis of health check-up data for 260 889 young men in the South Korean military by Taeyun Kim, Hyunji Choi, Sun Min Lee

“…When the values were right-skewed, the upper limits were higher with parametric than with non-parametric methods. Participants with obesity showed higher RIs for CBC, some liver function tests and some lipid profiles than participants without obesity.Conclusions Using data from healthy, male Korean soldiers in their 20s, we proposed the RIs for CBC and biochemical parameters, comparing parametric and non-parametric estimation. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a New Predictive Model for Insulin Resistance based on 2 Chinese Cohorts: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shi Zhang, Xin-Cheng Wang, Jing Li, Xiao-He Wang, Yi Wang, Yan-Ju Zhang, Mei-Yang Du, Min-Ying Zhang, Jing-Na Lin, Chun-Jun Li

“…Visceral adiposity plays a key role in the development of insulin resistance (IR), so surrogate index that can indicate visceral obesity may have higher predictive value for IR. This study aimed to establish and validate a new predictive model including indicator of visceral obesity for IR. …”
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Osteopontin: Relation between Adipose Tissue and Bone Homeostasis by Carolina De Fusco, Antonietta Messina, Vincenzo Monda, Emanuela Viggiano, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Anna Valenzano, Teresa Esposito, Chieffi Sergio, Giuseppe Cibelli, Marcellino Monda, Giovanni Messina

“…Besides its physiological functions, OPN is implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of disease states, such as obesity and osteoporosis. Importantly, during the last decades obesity and osteoporosis have become among the main threats to health worldwide. …”
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<i>Phyllanthus emblica</i> Prevents Adipogenesis by Regulating Histone Acetylation by Seon Kyeong Park, Yu Geon Lee, Jae-In Lee, Min-Sun Kim, Jae-Ho Park, Jin-Taek Hwang, Min-Yu Chung

“…This study aimed to determine the preventive effect of <i>P. emblica</i> on obesity by evaluating the inhibition of adipogenesis and the related regulatory epigenetic mechanisms during 3T3-L1 differentiation. …”
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A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders. by Bart N Green, Claire D Johnson, Scott Haldeman, Erin Griffith, Michael B Clay, Edward J Kane, Juan M Castellote, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Matthew Smuck, Eric L Hurwitz, Kristi Randhawa, Hainan Yu, Margareta Nordin

“…Risk factors were reported for group 1: non-specific low back pain (smoking, overweight/obesity, negative recovery expectations), non-specific neck pain (high job demands, monotonous work); group 2: degenerative spinal disease (workers' compensation claim, degenerative scoliosis), and group 3: spinal tuberculosis (age, imprisonment, previous history of tuberculosis), spinal cord injury (age, accidental injury), vertebral fracture from osteoporosis (type 1 diabetes, certain medications, smoking), and neural tube defects (folic acid deficit, anti-convulsant medications, chlorine, influenza, maternal obesity). …”
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Nutritional assessment of adolescents: A cross-sectional study from public schools of North India. by Sandeep Kaur, Rajesh Kumar, Manmeet Kaur

“…A higher proportion of boys (10%) were classified as thin compared to girls (2%), while a greater proportion of girls (36%) had abdominal obesity. In contrast, a larger proportion of boys (23%) were severely acutely malnourished. …”
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A Tool to Improve Accuracy of Parental Measurements of Preschool Child Height by Meredith Yorkin, Kim Spaccarotella, Jennifer Martin-Biggers, Carolina Lozada, Nobuko Hongu, Virginia Quick, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner

“…The kit may improve parent measurement of preschooler height, thereby improving accuracy of body mass index calculations, tracking of obesity prevalence, and obesity prevention and treatment.…”
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Prediction of Insulin Resistance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Based on Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) Levels in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Aleksandra Biernacka-Bartnik, Piotr Kocełak, Aleksander Jerzy Owczarek, Piotr Choręza, Monika Puzianowska-Kuźnicka, Leszek Markuszewski, Paweł Madej, Jerzy Chudek, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

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The Determinants of Adolescent Glycolipid Metabolism Disorder: A Cohort Study by Xiao-Hua Liang, Lun Xiao, Jing-Yu Chen, Ping Qu, Xian Tang, Yuwei Wang

“…We observed that the prevalence of GLMD was high in childhood and adolescents, and rural-urban areas, sex, pubertal development, dyslipidemia in a younger age, maternal obesity, and hypertension were associated with increased GLMD risk, suggesting that implementing the community-family intervention to improve the GLMD of children is essential.…”
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Relationships between blood concentrations of cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, and manganese and the risk of chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2011–2... by Shenghua Yao, Dan Xu

“…Further, blood lead and cadmium concentrations showed statistically significant interaction effects with age, hypertension, and obesity on CKD. Conclusions Higher cadmium and lead concentrations in blood are asso-ciated with increased occurrence of CKD, especially in older adults, people with hypertension, and people with obesity.…”
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A Case of Rafiq Syndrome (MAN1B1-CDG) in a Palestinian Child, With Brief Literature Review of 44 Cases by Reema Iskafi MD, Bahaa AbuRahmeh MD, Roa’a Aljuneidi MD, Hidaya AlShweiki MD, Siraj Abdelnabi MD, Anas Abukhalaf MBBS, Bara’ Maraqa PBoS

“…The disorder follows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance and typically presents with specific facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability, developmental delay, obesity, and hypotonia. The syndrome belongs to a group of metabolic disorders called Congenital Glycosylation Disorders (CGD). …”
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Diabetic Cataract in Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Fatty Rats by Kasumi Kikuchi, Miyuki Murata, Kousuke Noda, Satoru Kase, Yoshiaki Tagawa, Yasushi Kageyama, Masami Shinohara, Tomohiko Sasase, Susumu Ishida

“…Spontaneously Diabetic Torii (SDT) fatty rat is a novel animal model of type 2 diabetes with obesity. SDT fatty rats develop hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and other diabetic complications including ocular disorders; however, diabetic cataract formation in SDT fatty rats has not been fully investigated. …”
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New Players for Advanced Prostate Cancer and the Rationalisation of Insulin-Sensitising Medication by Jennifer H. Gunter, Phoebe L. Sarkar, Amy A. Lubik, Colleen C. Nelson

“…Obesity and type 2 diabetes are recognised risk factors for the development of some cancers and, increasingly, predict more aggressive disease, treatment failure, and cancer-specific mortality. …”
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Navigating Personal, Social, and Environmental Obstacles to Healthy Lifestyle in Jordanian Adolescents by Rula A. Amr, Ahmed M. Al-Smadi, Nanda Alqutob, Rand T. Akasheh

“…Conclusion: These barriers may contribute to increasing childhood obesity rates in Jordan. Future interventions should prioritize creating a supportive environment that respects cultural norms, emphasizing high-quality parks, nutrition and sports education, healthier food options, student motivation, and park visits. …”
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Androgen Excess Disorders in Women: The Severe Insulin-Resistant Hyperandrogenic Syndrome, HAIR-AN by Kristin M. Rager, Hatim A. Omar

“…It is theorized that both genetic and environmental factors, such as obesity, give rise to the development of HAIR-AN. …”
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Absence of MCJ/DnaJC15 promotes brown adipose tissue thermogenesis by Beatriz Cicuéndez, Alfonso Mora, Juan Antonio López, Andrea Curtabbi, Javier Pérez-García, Begoña Porteiro, Daniel Jimenez-Blasco, Pedro Latorre-Muro, Paula Vo, Madison Jerome, Beatriz Gómez-Santos, Rafael Romero-Becerra, Magdalena Leiva, Elena Rodríguez, Marta León, Luis Leiva-Vega, Noemi Gómez-Lado, Jorge L. Torres, Lourdes Hernández-Cosido, Pablo Aguiar, Miguel Marcos, Martin Jastroch, Andreas Daiber, Patricia Aspichueta, Juan Pedro Bolaños, Jessica B. Spinelli, Pere Puigserver, José Antonio Enriquez, Jesús Vázquez, Cintia Folgueira, Guadalupe Sabio

“…Abstract Obesity poses a global health challenge, demanding a deeper understanding of adipose tissue (AT) and its mitochondria. …”
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