Abstract The American Medical Association recently recognized obesity as both an illness
and a leading cause of preventable death and chronic disease. This association is not only …

Abstract Purpose of Review Adult obesity and cardiovascular diseases are closely linked.
Yet, the relationship of childhood and adolescent obesities with cardiovascular diseases in …

Abstract Background In 2016 an estimated 1.9 billion adults world-wide were either
overweight or obese. The health consequences of obesity are responsible for 2.8 million …

Obesity and related metabolic conditions are of epidemic proportions in most of the world,
affecting both adults and children. The accumulation of lipids in the body in the form of white …

The finding of studies on the effect of curcumin extract on metabolic factor in patients with
metabolic syndrome has had arguable results. This systematic review with meta‐analysis of …

High-protein diets have beneficial effects on body fat regulation, but the difference in effect of
various types of protein is not known. Thus, this review examines whether proteins from …

Background The aim of this study was to estimate the economic burden of diabetes mellitus
(DM) in Iran from 2009 to 2030. Methods A Markov micro-simulation (MM) model was …

Background: An emerging literature suggests that environmental chemicals may play a role
in the development of childhood obesity and metabolic disorders, especially when exposure …

Background Overweight and obesity are on the rise in developing countries including sub-
Saharan Africa. We undertook a four-country survey to show the collective burden of these …

Energy-restricted high-protein diets (HPDs) have shown favorable results for body weight
(BW) management, yet studies differ in their outcomes depending on the dietary protein …