Obesity as a multisystem disease: Trends in obesity rates and obesity‐related complications

S Sarma, S Sockalingam, S Dash - Diabetes, Obesity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a chronic multisystem disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
The increasing prevalence of obesity makes it a major healthcare challenge across both …

Treatment of obesity: weight loss and bariatric surgery

BM Wolfe, E Kvach, RH Eckel - Circulation research, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
This review focuses on the mechanisms underlying, and indications for, bariatric surgery in
the reduction of cardiovascular disease (CVD), as well as other expected benefits of this …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

S Wharton, DCW Lau, M Vallis, AM Sharma, L Biertho… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
This guideline update reflects substantial advances in the epidemiology, determinants,
pathophysiology, assessment, prevention and treatment of obesity, and shifts the focus of …

[HTML][HTML] Racial disparities in triple negative breast cancer: a review of the role of biologic and non-biologic factors

O Prakash, F Hossain, D Danos, A Lassak… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that lacks
expression of the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human …

Obesity in adults: a 2022 adapted clinical practice guideline for Ireland

C Breen, J O'Connell, J Geoghegan, D O'Shea… - Obesity Facts, 2022 - karger.com
Abstract Background: This Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the management of obesity
in adults in Ireland, adapted from the Canadian CPG, defines obesity as a complex chronic …

Anti-inflammatory effects of melatonin in obesity and hypertension

NJ Prado, L Ferder, W Manucha, ER Diez - Current hypertension reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Here, we review the known relations between hypertension and
obesity to inflammation and postulate the endogenous protective effect of melatonin and its …

Obesity or obesities? Controversies on the association between body mass index and premature mortality

O Bosello, MP Donataccio, M Cuzzolaro - Eating and Weight Disorders …, 2016 - Springer
Obesity is still defined on the basis of body mass index (BMI) and BMI in itself is generally
accepted as a strong predictor of overall early mortality. However, an inverse association …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity: The fat tissue disease version of cancer

B Boubertakh, C Silvestri, V Di Marzo - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a disease with high potential for fatality. It perfectly fits the disease definition, as
cancer does. This is because it damages body structure and functions, both mechanically …

Usefulness of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for stratifying the presence and severity of weight‐related health problems in clinical and community settings: A …

E Atlantis, M Sahebolamri, BS Cheema… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This rapid review aimed to examine the usefulness of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System
(EOSS) for stratifying the presence and severity of weight‐related health problems in clinical …

Defining and diagnosing obesity in India: A call for advocacy and action

S Kalra, N Kapoor, M Verma, S Shaikh, S Das… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of overweight and obesity has more than doubled since 1980, and it is
predicted that around two‐thirds of the global burden of the disease will be attributed to …