Obesity is a common condition that has rapidly increased in both the industrialised and
developing world in recent decades. Obese individuals show increased risk factors for …

The prevalence of obesity has exponentially risen worldwide. The etiology of obesity is
multifactorial, and genetic inheritance and behavioral/environmental causes are considered …

Emerging data suggest an association between obesity and infectious diseases. Although
the mechanisms underlying this link are not well established, a number of potential factors …

The world is now experiencing an epidemic of obesity. Although the effects of obesity on the
development of metabolic and cardiovascular problems are well studied, much less is …

Despite the high success of protection against several infectious diseases through effective
vaccines, some sub-populations have been observed to respond poorly to vaccines, putting …

There is strong evidence indicating that excess adiposity negatively impacts immune
function and host defence in obese individuals. This is a review of research findings …

The world is currently experiencing an obesity epidemic as declared by the World Health
Organization. The traditional view is that behaviour leading to overeating and under-activity …

We must better understand baseline and perturbed immune health in obese children to
determine how to account for altered frequency and function of humoral and cellular immune …

The number of overweight people worldwide is steadily growing. Obesity has become a
serious health problem even in developing countries where infectious diseases are still …

Though we know much about development of obesity and its associated complications like
type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and cancer, our knowledge is very …