Abstract Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), a family of transcription factors activated by
hypoxia, consist of three α-subunits (HIF1α, HIF2α and HIF3α) and one β-subunit (HIF1β) …

This is the fifth in the series of reviews developed as part of the Biomarkers of Nutrition for
Development (BOND) program. The BOND Iron Expert Panel (I-EP) reviewed the extant …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing and progressively influencing physician‐patient
interactions. While there is a sizable amount of data demonstrating that obesity is a state of …

The current coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents a huge challenge for
health-care systems worldwide. Many different risk factors are associated with disease …

Iron overload is a risk factor for diabetes. The link between iron and diabetes was first
recognized in pathologic conditions—hereditary hemochromatosis and thalassemia—but …

Background In low-and middle-income countries, the distribution of childhood nutritional
diseases is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to a dual burden of under-and …

Iron homeostasis is affected by obesity and obesity-related insulin resistance in a many-
facetted fashion. On one hand, iron deficiency and anemia are frequent findings in subjects …

Objective. The correlation between obesity and deficient wound healing has long been
established. This review examines the current literature on the mechanisms involved in …

Hypoferraemia (ie iron deficiency) was initially reported among obese individuals several
decades ago; however, whether obesity and iron deficiency are correlated remains unclear …

Iron overload is positively associated with diabetes risk. However, the role of iron in adipose
tissue remains incompletely understood. Here, we report that transferrin-receptor-1 …