The obesity pandemic increasingly causes morbidity and mortality from type 2 diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases and many other chronic diseases. Fat cell size (FCS) predicts …

Over the past two decades our view of adipose tissue has undergone a dramatic change
from an inert energy storage tissue to an active endocrine organ. Adipose tissue …

The term “fat” may refer to lipids as well as the cells and tissue that store lipid (ie, adipocytes
and adipose tissue).“Lipid” is derived from “lipos,” which refers to animal fat or vegetable oil …

White adipose tissue is recognized as a dynamic endocrine organ able to produce and
release several bioactive polypeptides known as adipokines. Obesity is defined as an …

Obesity is a heterogeneous disease and is associated with comorbidities such as type 2
diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Several studies have examined the …

The purpose of this paper was to identify and summarize current evidence describing
periodontal complications associated with obesity. Electronic searches supplemented with …

OBJECTIVE Many of the metabolic benefits of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) occur
before weight loss. In this study we investigated the influence of caloric restriction on the …

Adiponectin is an insulin sensitizing fat cell (FC) hormone whose levels are related to
adipose tissue (AT) mass and depot distribution. We hypothesized that the nature of AT …

Bone marrow adipose tissue (MAT) accounts for up to 70% of bone marrow volume in
healthy adults and increases further in clinical conditions of altered skeletal or metabolic …

It is well recognized that obesity increases the risk of various cancers, including breast
malignancies in postmenopausal women. Furthermore, obesity may adversely affect tumor …