Many pathways connect stress and obesity, two highly prevalent problems facing society
today. First, stress interferes with cognitive processes such as executive function and self …

Obesity is the most extended metabolic alteration worldwide increasing the risk for the
development of cardiometabolic alterations such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and …

Visceral adipose tissue is harmful to metabolic health. Exercise training reduces visceral
adipose tissue mass, but the underlying mechanisms are not known. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) …

Excess intra-abdominal adipose tissue accumulation, often termed visceral obesity, is part of
a phenotype including dysfunctional subcutaneous adipose tissue expansion and ectopic …

Metabolic syndrome is associated with abdominal obesity, blood lipid disorders,
inflammation, insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes, and increased risk of developing …

Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death. Adipose tissue
releases a large number of bioactive mediators that influence not only body weight …

To increase our understanding of the genetic basis of adiposity and its links to
cardiometabolic disease risk, we conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of …

Over the past two decades our view of adipose tissue has undergone a dramatic change
from an inert energy storage tissue to an active endocrine organ. Adipose tissue …

The primary genetic, environmental, and metabolic factors responsible for causing insulin
resistance and pancreatic β-cell failure and the precise sequence of events leading to the …

Background Obesity is a major health problem due, in part, to physical inactivity. The amount
of activity needed to prevent weight gain is unknown. Objective To determine the effects of …