Obesity is a worldwide major public health problem with an alarmingly increasing
prevalence over the past 2 decades. The consequences of obesity in the skin are …

Obesity is widely recognized as an epidemic in the Western world; however, the impact of
obesity on the skin has received minimal attention. The purpose of this article is to highlight …

Obesity is associated with a number of dermatoses. It affects cutaneous sensation,
temperature regulation, foot shape, and vasculature. Acanthosis nigricans is the most …

Obesity as a multi-organ disease that affects the entire human organism. Notably, the skin is
no exclusion from this postulate. Skin changes in obese patients have been widely studied …

Obesity is a serious global health problem, perhaps the biggest public health issue of our
times. Excess body weight may be a factor in carcinogenesis in general, as well as …

Background Obesity is one of the world's biggest health problems nowadays. Little research
has been done on the skin diseases that affect obese patients. Objective To study the …

Obesity is a health problem of considerable magnitude in the Western world. Dermatological
changes have been reported in patients with obesity, including: acanthosis nigricans and …

Obesity is a growing epidemic worldwide, and it is also considered a major environmental
factor contributing to the pathogenesis of inflammatory skin diseases, including psoriasis …

Abstract GARCÍA‐HIDALGO, LINDA, ROCÍO OROZCO‐TOPETE, JORGE GONZALEZ‐
BARRANCO, ANTONIO R. VILLA, JOSÉ J. DALMAN, AND GUADALUPE ORTIZ‐PEDROZA …

Background Obesity in early childhood is associated with increased risk for and severity of
atopic dermatitis (AD). Objective To determine whether obesity in adulthood is associated …