The epidemic of overweight and obesity presents a major challenge to chronic disease
prevention and health across the life course around the world. Fueled by economic growth …

Background Environmental and lifestyle changes, in addition to the ageing of populations,
are generally believed to account for the rapid global increase in type 2 diabetes prevalence …

There is evidence that certain infections may induce obesity. Obese persons may also have
more severe infections and have compromised response to therapies. The objective of this …

Telomere shortening is a hallmark of aging and has been associated with oxidative stress,
inflammation and chronic somatic, as well as psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia …

Objective: Impaired fasting glucose (IFG), a pre-stage to type 2 diabetes in adults, is also
present in obese children. A large variation of the occurrence has been recorded, but the …

There is an epidemic of obesity starting about 1980 in both developed and undeveloped
countries definitely associated with multiple etiologies. About 670 million people worldwide …

Introduction Obesity has numerous etiologies and includes biological factors. Studies have
demonstrated that the human adenovirus subtype 36 (Adv36) is an adipogenic agent and …

Viruses are the most abundant obligate intracellular entities in our body. Until recently, they
were only considered to be pathogens that caused a broad array of pathologies, ranging …

Obesity, an impending global pandemic, is not being effectively controlled by current
measures such as lifestyle modifications, bariatric surgery or available medications. Its toll …

Objective Serological studies on the relationship between adenovirus 36 (Ad36) and an
increased risk of obesity development have shown conflicting results. We reviewed the …