The prevalence of obesity, measured by body mass index, has risen to unacceptable levels
in both men and women in the United States and worldwide with resultant hazardous health …

This paper considers the argument for obesity as a chronic relapsing disease process.
Obesity is viewed from an epidemiological model, with an agent affecting the host and …

Elevated circulating insulin levels are frequently observed in the setting of obesity and early
type 2 diabetes, as a result of insensitivity of metabolic tissues to the effects of insulin. Higher …

Abstract Purpose of Review Substance use disorders (SUD) affect differentially women and
men. Although the prevalence has been reported higher in men, those women with addictive …

Aims To review the contemporary evidence reflecting male/female differences in alcohol use
and its consequences along with the biological (sex-related) and psycho-socio-cultural …

Observational studies have suggested that metformin decreases the incidence of several
common cancers. However, findings regarding breast cancer have been mixed. In order to …

Autophagy, a self-degradative process vital for cellular homeostasis, plays a significant role
in adipose tissue metabolism and tumorigenesis. This review aims to elucidate the complex …

Introduction and aims To provide a current perspective on nutrition and physical activity
influence on breast cancer. Methods and results A comprehensive literature review was …

Multistate Models for the Analysis of Life History Data provides the first comprehensive
treatment of multistate modeling and analysis, including parametric, nonparametric and …

Glycemic burden and the risk of adverse hepatic outcomes in... : Hepatology Glycemic burden
and the risk of adverse hepatic outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis B with type 2 …