Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Background Hypertension and obesity are known to contribute, directly or indirectly, to the
development of long-term complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Knowing the …

The question of whether or not intermittent fasting diets improve the clinical indicators of
glycolipid metabolism remains unclear. This study systematically reviewed the relevant …

China has a large population and a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The
increasing incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, coupled with an ageing …

Objectives: To evaluate the changing spectrum of kidney diseases over time in China using
renal biopsy-proven cases. Methods: All patients over the age of 14 years who were …

Until just a few years ago, the genetic determinants of obesity and metabolic syndrome were
largely unknown, with the exception of a few forms of monogenic extreme obesity. Since …

The conventional viewpoint of single-celled microbial metabolism fails to adequately depict
energy flow at the systems level in host-adapted microbial communities. Emerging …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently not a component of the diagnostic
criteria for metabolic syndrome (MetS); however, the development of NAFLD has some …

In order to investigate the inhibitory effects and possible mechanisms of Oolong tea
polyphenols,(−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and (−)-epigallocatechin 3-O-(3-O-methyl) …

By 2002, C hina's prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults was 18.9 and 2.9%,
respectively. The replacement of traditional C hinese diet with 'W estern diet', major declines …