Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States.
Currently, about 17% of US children are presenting with obesity. Obesity can affect all …

The prevalence of obesity has recently increased dramatically and has contributed to the
increasing prevalence of various pathological conditions, including type 2 diabetes mellitus …

The obesity epidemic has forced us to evaluate the role of inflammation in the health
complications of obesity. This has led to a convergence of the fields of immunology and …

Obesity is characterized by the chronic low-grade activation of the innate immune system. In
this respect, macrophage-elicited metabolic inflammation and adipocyte-macrophage …

Dairy fat and its fatty acids (FAs) have been shown to possess pro-health properties that can
support health maintenance and disease prevention. In particular, branched-chain FAs …

To monitor inflammation in a meaningful way, the markers used must be valid: they must
reflect the inflammatory process under study and they must be predictive of future health …

Obesity is a condition likely associated with several dysmetabolic conditions or worsening of
cardiovascular and other chronic disturbances. A key role in this mechanism seem to be …

Obesity is characterized by an increase in body weight associated with an exaggerated
enlargement of the adipose tissue. Obesity has serious negative effects because it is …

The rapid increase in the prevalence and severity of obesity in children is likely to lower the
age of onset and increase the incidence of cardiovascular disease worldwide …

Exposure to a variety of toxins and/or infectious agents leads to disease, degeneration and
death, often characterised by circumstances in which cells or tissues do not merely die and …