Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

The relative insufficiency of insulin secretion and/or insulin action causes diabetes.
However, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus can be associated with an absolute increase …

This narrative review highlights current evidence linking greater body fatness to risk of
various cancers, with focus on evidence from recent large cohort studies and pooled …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are multifactorial, long‐term, chronic conditions that
represent a burden to health‐care systems worldwide as they can only be controlled rather …

Recent evidence shows that simple and inexpensive anthropometric measurements can be
used to identify, at an early stage, women with obesity at increased risk of developing …

Insulin resistance (IR) is an important variable in the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome
(MetS). Currently, IR is not part of the existing pediatric definition of MetS, instead elevated …

Background Obesity is associated with a multitude of comorbidities and considerable health
care costs. Objective The objective of this review was to examine the efficacy of weight …

Aim The underlying mechanisms connecting obesity and periodontal diseases remain
unclear. This study investigates the potential causal association of obesity with periodontal …

Recent studies have suggested an association between obesity and dyslipidemia in the
development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). The purpose of this study was to explore the causal …

Abstract Aims/Introduction Abdominal obesity is a risk factor for developing diabetes
mellitus, but trajectories of abdominal obesity over time and incident diabetes mellitus have …