Physical Inactivity and Mortality Risk by Peter Kokkinos, Helen Sheriff, Raya Kheirbek

“…The risk reduction is at least in part attributed to the favorable effect of exercise or physical activity on the cardiovascular risk factors, namely, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and obesity. In this review, we examine evidence from epidemiologic and interventional studies in support of the association between exercise and physical activity and health. …”
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Alström’s Syndrome, Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, or Retinitis Pigmentosa? A Case of Misdiagnosis by Palaiologos Alexopoulos, Chrysanthos Symeonidis, Tryfon Rotsos

“…AS affects metabolism, and symptomatology includes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity, hypogonadism and gynecomastia in males, progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, cardiomyopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), cirrhosis, and chronic progressive kidney disease. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome by Ronelsys Martínez Martínez, Raúl González Salas, Ariel Leonardo Alarcón Vela, Diana Sofía Iglesias Espín

“…Although the literature suggests the association of this entity with the presence of obesity, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinism, they are not currently included as part of the diagnostic criteria. …”
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Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles: Evolution of a Multimodality and Multifunctional Imaging Agent by Patrick M. Winter

“…The particle surface can be decorated with targeting ligands to direct the agent to a variety of biomarkers that are associated with diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and thrombosis. The surface can also carry a high payload of imaging agents, ranging from paramagnetic metals for MRI, radionuclides for nuclear imaging, iodine for CT, and florescent tags for histology, allowing high sensitivity mapping of cellular receptors that may be expressed at very low levels in the body. …”
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Sex Differences in Energy Metabolism Need to Be Considered with Lifestyle Modifications in Humans by Betty N. Wu, Anthony J. O'Sullivan

“…Moreover, elucidating the regulatory role of hormones in energy homeostasis is important for understanding the pathogenesis of obesity and perhaps in the future may lead to ways to reduce body fat with less energy restriction.…”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Outcomes after Renal Intervention by Daynene Vykoukal, Mark G. Davies

“…The increased risk for cardiovascular diseases can partly be caused by a prothrombotic state that exists because of abdominal obesity. Multiple observational studies have consistently shown that increased body mass index as well as insulin resistance and increased fasting insulin levels is associated with chronic kidney disease, even after adjustment for related disorders. …”
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Atherosclerosis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Ewa Jednacz, Lidia Rutkowska-Sak

“…The classic risk factors for atherosclerosis include obesity, dyslipidaemia, age, gender or family history. …”
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Diet-Intestinal Microbiota Axis in Osteoarthritis: A Possible Role by Yusheng Li, Wei Luo, Zhenhan Deng, Guanghua Lei

“…Although various person-level risk factors, such as age, sex, and obesity, have been proposed for the pathogenesis of OA, the underlying links between these person-level factors and OA are still enigmatic. …”
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The Importance of Assessing Nutritional Status to Ensure Optimal Recovery during the Chronic Phase of Stroke by Monica C. Serra

“…Despite evidence that many of the consequences of stroke that hinder recovery (i.e., obesity, muscle atrophy, and functional declines) have nutritionally modifiable behavior components, little attention has been focused on the significance of nutrition beyond the acute phase of stroke. …”
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Cardiovascular Complications in CKD Patients: Role of Oxidative Stress by Elvira O. Gosmanova, Ngoc-Anh Le

“…While traditional CVD risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, physical inactivity, may be more prevalent among CKD patients, these factors seem to underestimate the accelerated cardiovascular disease in the CKD population. …”
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Pharma TARP: A Troubled Asset Relief Program for Novel, Abandoned Projects in the Pharmaceutical Industry by Tamas Bartfai, Graham Vaughan Lees

“…Society has a real need for the drugs that are no longer going to be developed for, among others, drug-resistant epilepsy, neuropathic and cancer pain, type-2 diabetes, obesity, and schizophrenia. The authors propose a radical response by the U.S. government and the National Institutes of Health to rescue these abandoned projects, and to continue selected programs for drug approval by the U.S. …”
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A Review of the Potential for Cardiometabolic Dysfunction in Youth with Spina Bifida and the Role for Physical Activity and Structured Exercise by Kevin R. Short, Dominic Frimberger

“…Children and adolescents who have decreased mobility due to spina bifida may be at increased risk for the components of metabolic syndrome, including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia due to low physical activity. …”
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Bioelectrical impedance devices in clinical practice: a narrative review by Fabio Benedetti Rodrigues, Pedro Bertemes-Filho

“…Bioelectrical impedance can monitor the body composition by estimating the nutrition status, obesity levels, and the hydration status. Beyond this, it can help in mechanical ventilation and measure glucose in a non-invasive way. …”
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Fortifying the Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Physical Activity by Colin E. Champ, Lanie Francis, Rainer J. Klement, Roger Dickerman, Ryan P. Smith

“…Over the past decade, significant data have shown that obese men experience a survival detriment after treatment for prostate cancer. …”
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Risk factors for macrosomy in newborn children with pregnant diabetes mothers. by Cristóbal Torres González, Esteban Hernández Barrios, Joselin Moreno Torres, Angel Rodríguez Cabrera, Vivian Vázquez Martínez

“…<strong>Results and Conclusions:</strong> Obesity and gestational diabetes diagnosis over 23 weeks were the variable group that most associated with the apparition of macrosomia. …”
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Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. A case report by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Jesús Iván Gonzalez Batista, Nelia Maria Quintana Garcia

“…The case of a 68 years old patient, smoking since adolescence, with urban origins, obesity history and gastroesophageal reflux symptoms is presented. …”
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Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis in the Metabolic Syndrome: A Role for Aldosterone and the Mineralocorticoid Receptor by Eric E. Essick, Flora Sam

“…Obesity and hypertension, major risk factors for the metabolic syndrome, render individuals susceptible to an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, such as adverse cardiac remodeling and heart failure. …”
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Exercise and the Cardiovascular System by Saeid Golbidi, Ismail Laher

“…There are alarming increases in the incidence of obesity, insulin resistance, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Evolution of concept of esophageal motor disturbances in pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov

“….: at healthy subjects only gas enters the esophagus from the stomach during TLESR in contrast to patients with reflux disease. Obesity increases potential of TLESR appearance, associated with reflux of liquid contents from the stomach.Conclusion. …”
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The alarming rise of lifestyle diseases and their impact on public health: A comprehensive overview and strategies for overcoming the epidemic by Ram Kumar Garg

“…The rising prevalence of lifestyle diseases, including cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, obesity, and mental health disorders, poses a significant threat to global health. …”
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