Adipose tissue plays essential roles in maintaining lipid and glucose homeostasis. To date
several types of adipose tissue have been identified, namely white, brown, and beige, that …

Background Cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type 2 dibetes mellitus (T2DM) patients is
frequent and associated with high cardiovascular mortality. Heart rate variability (HRV) is the …

Metabolic syndrome is co-occurrence of obesity, insulin resistance, atherogenic
dyslipidemia (high triglyceride, low high density lipoprotein cholesterol), and hypertension. It …

Obesity (especially visceral adiposity) can be associated with 3 different phenotypes of heart
failure: heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction, heart failure with a preserved ejection …

Obesity reaches up to epidemic proportions globally and increases the risk for a wide
spectrum of co-morbidities, including type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious complication of pregnancy and is defined
as a state of glucose intolerance that is first diagnosed and arises during gestation. Although …

The relation between pesticides exposure and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has not been
clearly identified. Performing a systematic review and meta-analysis, PubMed, Cochrane …

Purpose This systematic review aimed to investigate the association between VAI and blood
pressure. Methods The study was according to the PRISMA standards and the bibliographic …

Abstract According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the prevalence of obesity tripled
worldwide since 1975. Obesity prevention and treatment is based upon lifestyle changes …

Background & aims Intra-abdominal and visceral fat (VAT) are risk factors for the
development of cardio-metabolic comorbidities; however its clinical assessment is limited by …