Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional medicine has been practiced for thousands of
years in China and some Asian countries. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is …

Objective: To evaluate the evidence published from 2006 to 2016 on the effectiveness and
safety of commonly used natural supplements for weight loss in individuals with obesity …

Since their initial characterization as abundant brain proteins more than 5 decades ago, a
resurgence into understanding the cellular functions of 14-3-3 proteins has emerged. While …

Introduction Psychotropic medications, especially antipsychotics, have been consistently
shown to cause weight gain in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI), a population …

Background Childhood overweight and obesity are associated with adverse physical, social,
and psychological outcomes. Objectives We conducted an overview of Cochrane systematic …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study was to review public and private
sector obesity policies in Canada and to make recommendations for future evidence-based …

Obesogenic diets are known to induce obesity and changes in food intake in experimental
animals. Obesity negatively affects the peripheral metabolism and neural aspects, such as …

Abstract Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated that bariatric
surgery improves glycemic control among people with diabetes. However, evidence from …

Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) has the highest rate of obesity in Canada, prompting the
establishment of a bariatric surgery program at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's, NL …

The obesity epidemic is driving interest in identifying strategies that enhance appetite control
by altering the secretion of hormones that regulate satiety and food intake. An appropriate …