Obesity is a metabolic state generated by the expansion of adipose tissue. Adipose tissue
expansion depends on the interplay between hyperplasia and hypertrophy, and is mainly …

Background: Healthcare monitoring of child growth reduces with age, which may increase
parental influences on children's weight development. This study aimed to examine the …

Our aim was to verify the tracking of body adiposity indicators from childhood to adolescence
and analyze the mediation effects of BMI on the stability of body adiposity. Our sample was …

Abstract Disabled-2 (Dab2) is a widely expressed clathrin binding endocytic adaptor protein
and known for the endocytosis of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) family receptors. Dab2 …

The prevention of diabetes and obesity in the young starts with the prevention and treatment
of modifiable maternal risk factors encompassing the period from before conception until …

Results: Along with marked weight loss, sCD36 was reduced by 21%(P= 0.0013) following
lifestyle intervention, and individual sCD36 reductions were significantly associated with the …

Childhood obesity is an ever increasing global health problem, affecting both developed
and developing countries. Accurate evaluation of obesity in children requires difficult and …

An important step toward understanding the relationship between the environment and child
health and development is the comprehensive cataloging of external environmental factors …

Molecular Developmental and Cell Biology (MDB) Graduate Program, University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA Email: jmschulz@ med. miami. edu …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) practices seem to differ between
weekdays and weekends and these pattern changes can affect body fat differently …