Obesity genetics in mouse and human: back and forth, and back again

FT Yazdi, SM Clee, D Meyre - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Obesity is a major public health concern. This condition results from a constant and complex
interplay between predisposing genes and environmental stimuli. Current attempts to …

Effectiveness of behavioural weight loss interventions delivered in a primary care setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HP Booth, TA Prevost, AJ Wright, MC Gulliford - Family practice, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. Overweight and obesity have negative health effects. Primary care clinicians
are best placed to intervene in weight management. Previous reviews of weight loss …

Obesity and its related diseases: a new escalating alarming in global health

D Mohajan, HK Mohajan - Journal of Innovations in Medical …, 2023 - paradigmpress.org
At present rising of obesity becomes a principal public global health and economic concern.
In 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the obesity as global epidemic …

A cognitive profile of obesity and its translation into new interventions

A Jansen, K Houben, A Roefs - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Change your lifestyle: decrease your energy intake and increase your energy expenditure,
is what obesity experts tell people who need to lose weight. Though the advice might be …

Behavioural weight management programmes for adults assessed by trials conducted in everyday contexts: systematic review and meta‐analysis

J Hartmann‐Boyce, DJ Johns, SA Jebb… - obesity …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review and meta‐analysis of effectiveness trials comparing multicomponent
behavioural weight management programmes with controls in overweight and obese adults …

A community health worker-led lifestyle behavior intervention for Latina (Hispanic) women: feasibility and outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

D Koniak-Griffin, ML Brecht, S Takayanagi… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Low-income Latinas (Hispanics) face risk for cardiovascular disease
due to high rates of overweight/obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and other factors. Limited access …

Obesity prevention and the role of hospital and community-based health services: a scoping review

C Pearce, L Rychetnik, S Wutzke, A Wilson - BMC Health Services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Control of obesity is an important priority to reduce the burden of chronic
disease. Clinical guidelines focus on the role of primary healthcare in obesity prevention …

Do natural experiments of changes in neighborhood built environment impact physical activity and diet? A systematic review

F MacMillan, ES George, X Feng, D Merom… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Physical activity and diet are major modifiable risk factors for chronic disease and have been
shown to be associated with neighborhood built environment. Systematic review evidence …

Addressing weight bias and discrimination: moving beyond raising awareness to creating change

X Ramos Salas, AS Alberga, E Cameron… - Obesity …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Weight discrimination is the unjust treatment of individuals because of their weight. There
have been very few interventions to address weight discrimination, due in part to the lack of …

Effects of saffron extract and crocin on anthropometrical, nutritional and lipid profile parameters of rats fed a high fat diet

M Mashmoul, A Azlan, BNM Yusof, H Khaza'ai… - journal of functional …, 2014 - Elsevier
Overweight and obesity are the most common nutritional disorders in the world. The aim of
this study was to evaluate anti-obesity effects of ethanolic extracts of saffron and crocin in …