BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Obesity, a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease represented by multifactorial metabolic
dysfunctions, is a significant global health threat for adults and children. The once-held …

The social and economic constructs of the United Kingdom (UK) provide a fertile food
environment for the dramatic expansion in the ultra‐processed food (UPF) market, driving …

Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has garnered attention as a prognostic and
risk stratification factor for cardiovascular disease. This study, via meta-analyses, evaluates …

Obesity is a major public health challenge worldwide. It is costly, predisposes to many
cardiovascular (CV) diseases (CVD), is increasing at an alarming rate, and …

Background Understanding the trajectories of metabolic risk factors for acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) is necessary for healthcare policymaking. We estimated future projections of …

Background Previous studies have shown that females with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
may have excess mortality risk compared to their male counterparts. An important next step …

STUDY QUESTION What is the current burden of infertility attributable to PCOS at global,
regional, and national levels by age and socio-demographic index (SDI) across 21 regions …

Background Estimating the prevalence of double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is
challenging in the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC) where various DBM …

The silent obesity epidemic has led to the rising global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD). This metabolic burden is a growing public health concern as forecast …