Obesity and the risk of cardiometabolic diseases

PL Valenzuela, P Carrera-Bastos… - Nature reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity has reached pandemic proportions, and now approximately 25%
of adults in Westernized countries have obesity. Recognized as a major health concern …

Obesity in pregnancy

AA Creanga, PM Catalano… - New England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
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Obesity phenotypes, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases

ME Piché, A Tchernof, JP Després - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
This review addresses the interplay between obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
cardiovascular diseases. It is proposed that obesity, generally defined by an excess of body …

Sex differences in arterial hypertension: a scientific statement from the ESC Council on Hypertension, the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, Association …

E Gerdts, I Sudano, S Brouwers, C Borghi… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
There is strong evidence that sex chromosomes and sex hormones influence blood
pressure (BP) regulation, distribution of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and co-morbidities …

Sex differences in cardiometabolic disorders

E Gerdts, V Regitz-Zagrosek - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
The prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders in both women and men has increased
worldwide and is linked to a rise in obesity and obesity-associated associated clustering of …

Overview of epidemiology and contribution of obesity and body fat distribution to cardiovascular disease: an update

ME Piché, P Poirier, I Lemieux, JP Després - Progress in cardiovascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Obesity is recognized as a heterogeneous condition in which individuals with similar body
mass index may have distinct metabolic and cardiovascular risk profiles. Susceptibility to …

Advanced body composition assessment: from body mass index to body composition profiling

M Borga, J West, JD Bell, NC Harvey… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper gives a brief overview of common non-invasive techniques for body composition
analysis and a more in-depth review of a body composition assessment method based on …

Gender differences in glucose homeostasis and diabetes

F Mauvais-Jarvis - Physiology & behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Some aspects of glucose homeostasis are regulated differently in males and females. This
review discusses the most fundamental gender differences in glucose homeostasis and …

Effects of liraglutide on visceral and ectopic fat in adults with overweight and obesity at high cardiovascular risk: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled …

IJ Neeland, SP Marso, CR Ayers, B Lewis… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Visceral and ectopic fat are key drivers of adverse cardiometabolic outcomes in
obesity. We aimed to evaluate the effects of injectable liraglutide 3· 0 mg daily on body fat …

Overview of epidemiology and contribution of obesity to cardiovascular disease

M Bastien, P Poirier, I Lemieux, JP Després - Progress in cardiovascular …, 2014 - Elsevier
The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide and is a source of concern since the
negative consequences of obesity start as early as in childhood. The most commonly used …