Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Overweight and obesity
are strongly associated with comorbidities such as hypertension and insulin resistance …

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 …

Two billion people worldwide older than 18 years of age, or approximately 30% of the world
population, are overweight or obese. In addition, more than 43 million children under the …

Obesity is gaining acceptance as a serious primary health burden that impairs the quality of
life because of its associated complications, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases …

Obesity is increasingly prevalent and is associated with substantial cardiovascular risk.
Adipose tissue distribution and morphology play a key role in determining the degree of …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular
dysfunction including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, sudden cardiac death, stroke …

From a biological point of view, aging can be considered a progressive inability of an
organism to react to stress, maintain homeostasis, and survive unfavourable changes during …

Restenosis, defined as the re-narrowing of an arterial lumen after revascularization,
represents an increasingly important issue in clinical practice. Indeed, as the number of stent …

Resistin, originally described as an adipocyte‐specific hormone, has been suggested to be
an important link between obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes. Although its expression …

Central (visceral) obesity is more closely associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes,
and cardiovascular disease than is peripheral [subcutaneous (sc)] obesity, but the …