A maternal high-fat diet affects offspring neurodevelopment with long-term consequences on
their brain health and behavior. During the past three decades, obesity has rapidly …

Obesity and its associated metabolic diseases are currently a priority research area. The
increase in global prevalence at different ages is having an enormous economic and health …

Although obesity is a risk factor for hypertension, the relationship between these 2
conditions is not well understood. Therefore, we examined some parameters of …

Objective: Childhood obesity is an emerging health problem. This study assesses the effects
of three levels of dietary fat (10%, 32%, and 45% measured by kilocalories) on weight gain …

The mechanisms underlying the development of hypertension in obesity are not yet fully
understood. We recently reported the development of hypertension in a rat model of diet …

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a cyclic amino acid neuropeptide localized in the
lateral hypothalamus. Although MCH is thought to be an important regulator of feeding …

There is growing evidence that the postnatal environment can have a major impact on the
development of obesity and insulin resistance in offspring. We postulated that cross …

The obesity-prone/obesity-resistant rat model has been used to study mechanisms
responsible for obesity-related abnormalities in renal function and blood pressure, but …

Obesity is underpinned by both genetic and environmental factors, including a high-
saturated-fat diet. Some mice develop diet-induced obesity (DIO), but others remain diet …

The aim of the study was to characterize the time course of the development of high-fat diet-
induced hepatic steatosis and its relation to body fat accretion and changes in plasma lipid …