Abstract Background and Aims Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) was
proposed as a better definition of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to encompass the …

Globally, more than 5 million people die annually from lack of access to critical treatments for
kidney disease—by 2040, chronic kidney disease is projected to be the fifth leading cause of …

Obesity is a significant public health challenge worldwide and is inextricably linked to
adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The relationship between excess adiposity and …

In this second edition of The Sociology of Food and Agriculture, students are provided with a
substantially revised and updated introductory text to this emergent field. The book begins …

Obesity-associated metabolic illnesses are increasing at an alarming rate in Asian countries.
A common feature observed in the Asian population is a higher incidence of abdominal …

In everyday clinical practice, healthcare professionals often meet chronic pain patients with
a poor nutritional status. A poor nutritional status such as malnutrition, unhealthy dietary …

There is limited information on the relationships between restrictions linked to COVID-19
and changes in body weight. The aim of the study was to identify the body weight changes …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most important contributing factors to
infertility. In this study, we report the burden of PCOS by age and sociodemographic index …

The global COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has become a complex
problem that overlaps with a growing public health problem, obesity. Obesity alters different …

Globally, the number of people living with diabetes mellitus (DM) increased by 62% between
1990 and 2019, affecting 463 million people in 2019, and is projected to increase further by …