Overweight and obesity are health problems of epidemic proportions, increasing the risk not
only of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus but also of various types of …

The increasing incidence of obesity and its co-morbid conditions poses a great challenge to
global health. In addition to cardiovascular disease and diabetes, epidemiological data …

Obesity causes dysfunction of adipose tissue, with resultant chronic inflammation and
adverse interplay of various adipokines, sex steroids and endocrine hormones. All these …

Abstract Purpose of Review Adipocytes have adapted to store energy in the form of lipid and
also secrete circulating factors called adipokines that signal to other tissues to coordinate …

Adipose tissue is the largest endocrine organ and an accepted contributor to overall energy
homeostasis. There is strong evidence linking increased adiposity to the development of 13 …

Adipose tissue is a complex organ with endocrine, metabolic and immune regulatory roles.
Adipose depots have been characterized to release several adipocytokines that work locally …

Obesity constitutes one of the most important metabolic diseases being associated to insulin
resistance development and increased cardiovascular risk. Association between obesity …

Obesity and its associated metabolic dysregulation are established risk factors for many
cancers. However, the biologic mechanisms underlying this relationship remain …

Nowadays, obesity is considered as a serious and growing global health problem. It is
documented that the overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a series of …

Background There is a well established link between obesity and cancer. Emerging
research is characterising this relationship further and delineating the specific role of excess …