As the epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus increase worldwide, the prevalence
of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing proportionately. The subtype of …

Obesity is associated with many adverse health effects, such as an increased
cardiometabolic risk. Despite higher adiposity for a given BMI, premenopausal women are at …

This guideline update reflects substantial advances in the epidemiology, determinants,
pathophysiology, assessment, prevention and treatment of obesity, and shifts the focus of …

Ischemic stroke is a devastating brain injury resulting in high mortality and substantial loss of
function. Understanding the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke risk, mortality, and functional …

Excess intra-abdominal adipose tissue accumulation, often termed visceral obesity, is part of
a phenotype including dysfunctional subcutaneous adipose tissue expansion and ectopic …

BACKGROUND Obesity is caused by an imbalance between energy intake, ie eating and
energy expenditure (EE). Severe obesity is more prevalent in women than men worldwide …

Obesity is increasingly prevalent and is associated with substantial cardiovascular risk.
Adipose tissue distribution and morphology play a key role in determining the degree of …

Women have more body fat than men, but in contrast to the deleterious metabolic
consequences of the central obesity typical of men, the pear-shaped body fat distribution of …

The prevalence of obesity in the United States and the world has risen to
epidemic/pandemic proportions. This increase has occurred despite great efforts by …

Energy metabolism in humans is tuned to distinct sex-specific functions that potentially
reflect the unique requirements in females for gestation and lactation, whereas male …