The metabolic syndrome, by definition, is not a disease but is a clustering of individual
metabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia …

Background Overweight and obesity is a major public health concern that includes
associations with the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during …

1. Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is rare in the adolescent population, even
among high-risk individuals (A) 2. Generalized population screening of obese youth is …

BACKGROUND: It is uncertain which simple measures of childhood obesity are best for
predicting future obesity-related health problems and the persistence of obesity into …

Objectives Obesity and dental caries have become increasingly prevalent challenges to
public health. Research results into the relationship between obesity and dental caries in …

Aims The relationship between life-course body mass index (BMI) trajectories and adult risk
for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is poorly described. In a longitudinal cohort, we describe …

Background Lifestyle risk behaviours typically emerge during adolescence, track into
adulthood, and commonly co-occur. Interventions targeting multiple risk behaviours in …

Importance Diet and exercise represent the mainstays of obesity treatment. No systematic
review has been conducted comparing the effect of dietary and exercise intervention in …

Abstract Purpose Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of manmade chemicals
commonly used in consumer product manufacturing. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and …

In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors
associated with the development of obesity. Reflecting our evolving understanding of …