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Obesity and orthodontic treatment: is there any direct relationship?

ABSTRACT Obesity is a wide-spread condition directly or indirectly connected with an increase in the prevalence of a variety of human diseases. It affects over 50% of the western overall population. In 2017, a thorough analysis of 204 studies on obesity and cancer revealed that the condition increases th...

Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic

Abstract Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and its prevalence has been projected to grow by 40% in the next decade. This increasing prevalence has implications for the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and also for Chronic Kidney Disease. A high body mass index is one of the strongest risk ...

Association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 30 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective The association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents was analysed in this study. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 963 Brazilian adolescents, aged between 11 and 14 years were evaluated. Body mass index was used to assess overweight/o...

Asociación entre sedentarismo y malos hábitos alimentarios en estudiantes de nutrición
Association between sedentarism and bad dietary habits among nutrition students

Arch. latinoam. nutr; 67 (2), 2017
El sedentarismo se relaciona con disminución a la sensibilidad de insulina y acumulación de tejido adiposo visceral. Lo que sumado a malos hábitos alimentarios, explican en parte el aumento global de sobrepeso y obesidad. En Chile el exceso de peso afecta a 64,4% y el sedentarismo al 88,6% de la pobla...

Ley de etiquetado de alimentos: opiniones de una muestra de chilenos
FOOD LABELING LAW: OPINIONS OF A CHILEAN SAMPLE

Prensa méd. argent; 103 (4), 2017
Frente a la expansión de la obesidad en Chile, se promulgó la ley de etiquetado de alimentos, que consiste en agregar en la cara frontal del producto etiquetas negras que señalen si excede en uno o más aspectos las indicaciones nutricionales recomendadas (sodio, azúcares, grasa saturada y calorías)...

Type 2 diabetes-associated genetic variants of FTO, LEPR, PPARg, and TCF7L2 in gestational diabetes in a Brazilian population

ABSTRACT Objective Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a metabolic disorder that shares pathophysiologic features with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the polymorphisms fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) rs1421085, leptin receptor (LEPR) rs113...

Applicability of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the applicability of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure (REE) in obese individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the effects of OSA severity on REE. Materials and methods Twenty-nine obese men, 41.5 ± 7 years old, with moderate and severe O...

Effects of obesity on retrobulbar flow hemodynamics: color Doppler ultrasound evaluation

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate intraocular pressure (IOP) and extraocular orbital vessels with color Doppler ultrasound (CDU) and investigate the effects of obesity on retrobulbar blood flow. Methods: Fifty-nine patients were included in this prospective study. Patients were divided into two groups acco...

Revisión sistemática entre la obesidad y enfermedad periodontal
Systematic review between obesity and periodontal disease

Evid. odontol. clín; 3 (1), 2017
Objetivos: Evaluar la relación entre periodontitis y obesidad, para brindar información actual sobre el posible rol que desempeña la obesidad en la enfermedad periodontal. : Se realizó una búsqueda Material y métodos exhaustiva y de manera manual en las 4 revistas más importantes en periodon...

Personality characteristics and bariatric surgery outcomes: a systematic review

Abstract Introduction: Numerous studies have focused on psychological assessment of bariatric surgery candidates, aiming to identify which psychological variables, including personality characteristics, are related to successful surgical prognosis. Objective: To analyze, by means of a systematic litera...