Most older individuals develop inflammageing, a condition characterized by elevated levels
of blood inflammatory markers that carries high susceptibility to chronic morbidity, disability …

Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat mass (FM) in the
adipose tissue, subcutaneous, or inside certain organs. The risk does not lie so much in the …

Although antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection prevents AIDS-related complications and
prolongs life, it does not fully restore health. Long-term treated patients remain at higher than …

Nowadays, HIV+ patients have an expected lifespan that is only slightly shorter than healthy
individuals. For this reason, along with the fact that infection can be acquired at a relatively …

Antiretroviral therapy has largely transformed HIV infection into a chronic disease condition.
As such, physicians and other providers caring for individuals living with HIV infection need …

Background: Neck circumference, a proxy for upper-body sc fat, may be a unique fat depot
that confers additional cardiovascular risk above and beyond central body fat. Methods and …

Psychological distress and elevated cortisol secretion promote abdominal fat, a feature of
the Metabolic Syndrome. Effects of stress reduction interventions on abdominal fat are …

Aims With the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART), non-human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)-related comorbidities like cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are of increasing concern …

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest burden of HIV in the world
and a rising prevalence of cardiometabolic disease; however, the interrelationship between …

Rare adipose disorders (RADs) including multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL), lipedema
and Dercum's disease (DD) may be misdiagnosed as obesity. Lifestyle changes, such as …