Adult and childhood obesity have reached pandemic level proportions. The idea that caloric
excess and insufficient levels of physical activity leads to obesity is a commonly accepted …

Epidemiological studies demonstrated an association between heavy metal exposure and
the incidence of obesity and metabolic syndrome. However, the particular effects of metal …

Obesity results from a caloric imbalance between energy intake, absorption and
expenditure. In both rodents and humans, diet-induced thermogenesis contributes to energy …

The reproducibility of experimental data is challenged by many factors in both clinical and
preclinical research. In preclinical studies, several factors may be responsible, and diet is …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important public health issue that affects millions of people
around the world and is growing to pandemic-like proportions. This syndrome is defined by …

Organisms face energetic challenges of climate change in combination with suites of natural
and anthropogenic stressors. In particular, chemical contaminant exposure has neurotoxic …

In this study, a commercial cube-shaped open-celled cellulose sponge adsorbent was
modified by in-situ co-precipitation of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) …

Lipids are high energy, complex biomolecular compounds essential for cellular and
organellar membrane formation. Accumulation of circulatory lipids is however associated …

Fatty acid (FA) metabolism dysfunction of white adipose tissue (WAT) underlies obesity and
insulin resistance in response to high calorie intake and/or endocrine-disrupting chemicals …

Metabolic disorders induced by arsenic exposure have attracted great public concern.
However, it remains unclear whether hypothalamus-based central regulation mechanisms …